Shootings in New York City grew sharply in 2020 and remained elevated in 2021, but the degree of increase may be in decline.
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Sinclair News Networks — As Cities Begin to Emerge from Pandemic, Homicide Rates Remain High
Homicide rates in many U.S. cities remained elevated through early 2021, a distressing trend that began before the coronavirus pandemic struck, and experts are still trying to determine exactly why it is happening and how long it might last.
Gothamist — After A Painfully Violent 2020, NYC Shootings Continue To Spike
“Our public safety strategies have to be comprehensive and innovative and not just focused on the police,” said Sheyla Delgado, a deputy director for analytics at the Research & Evaluation Center.
Neighborhood Data Dashboard
During the MAP project, JohnJayREC worked with other contractors to propose an integrated data dashboard to track safety and well-being at the neighborhood level. The full model was never implemented by the City.
Newsday — Suffolk Police Stopped, Searched Minority Drivers at Higher Rates
“It’s where the story begins and where our attitudes begin in terms of how we perceive law enforcement,” said Jeffrey Butts, a research professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “If you’re pulled over all the time, and you think other people are behaving the same way you are, but they’re pulling you over, you immediately start thinking that police are biased, which means government is biased, which causes you to doubt the whole enterprise of democracy and government. So, it’s really serious.”
alternet — What Can Safety Without Police Look Like?
Sheyla Delgado, deputy director for analytics at John Jay College and a researcher for the Cure Violence evaluation, says the comparisons offer promising evidence in favor of the program’s public health approach to violence reduction. She says what seems to make Cure Violence different from comparable programs that work to reduce violence is that it humanizes all of its participants.