Violent arrests among New Yorkers ages 17 and younger surged after 2020, most likely for the same reasons violence increased among adults ages 18 and older. Some advocates continue to argue that changes in criminal court jurisdiction are contributing to increases in youth crime, but that effect is not evident in New York City violent crime trends. Continue reading Minor Role II: Youth Under Age 18 and New York City Violence
Increasing incidents of shoplifting and other forms of “petit larceny” are observable in the most recent crime data released by police in New York City. Continue reading Shoplifting and Other Types of Petit Larceny in New York City
Youth aged 17 and younger still account for a small portion of violent crime in New York City. As the incidence of interpersonal violence shifted in recent years, the changes among people under age 18 generally mirrored the scale and direction of trends among adults aged 18 and older. Continue reading Minor Role: Youth Under Age 18 and New York City Violence
Between 2010 and 2020, total hospital costs resulting from gunshot injuries in New York City amounted to $469 million in constant dollars (i.e., adjusted for inflation). Continue reading New York City Gun Violence Costs Tax Payers $40 Million a Year in Hospital Costs Alone
Shooting incidents reported in each New York City census block group were divided over the population to create yearly rates of shooting incidents. Researchers then ranked all CBGs based on their rates of shooting incidents and identified the 50 CBGs with the highest rates in each year from 2015 to 2021. Continue reading Neighbors at Risk
Shootings in New York City remain a serious concern, and the most recent from NYPD data show different areas of the city are experiencing different trends. Continue reading Shooting Trends Vary Across Areas of New York City
