How bad is New York City? genuine Crime problem?
Take a look at the new and frightening recidivism numbers that Mayor Adams and Police Chief Jessica Tisch pointed out at Monday's year-end crime statistics press conference.
Since 2018, recidivism has skyrocketed in the city. Among offenders arrested three or more times in a year for the same crime, the number of those charged with a felony increased by a whopping 147%, and for grand theft of a motor vehicle by 119%.
For robbery?
Increased by 83%.
Grand theft saw a 71% increase in repeat offenders. The increase was 64% for shoplifting and 61% for robbery.
They are not good people who were drawn into crime by bad luck.
They are not victims of poverty or other social ills.
They are hard-core repeat offenders who are clearly committing crimes with increasing zeal and with impunity.
He arrested 54 people for a variety of violent and property crimes, such as Jamar Banks, the subway hog, who went on the prowl with a knife in his basement, injuring two people in two separate incidents.
Why are people like Banks more likely than ever to commit crimes?
Why do they feel they have the scope to do so?
Because in Gotham, police and prosecutors are hobbled by city and state laws designed to keep criminals free and happy while locking up those responsible for public safety.
Above all, the state's disastrous 2019 bail reform law: Being arrested and released because their crime is no longer bailable is highlighted as a hallmark of repeat offenders Adams and Tisch.
Or “reform” of discovery laws that hinder prosecutors with absurd administrative requirements. (This is so bad that even Democrats want it changed).
These recidivism numbers blow away the progressive lie that violent criminals are good people in bad situations.
The paper warned at the time that the 2019 bail law and all other progressive judicial “reform” moves would undermine public safety – despite a small but welcome drop in crime numbers from the previous year. However, these numbers prove it.
This is not the question we wanted to know right. But that's what we are and what we still are.
New York voters need to admit they were wrong – and Please fix it.
