Fact Check: What's the State of Crime in New York City?
Summary from the AllSides News Team
As the House Judiciary Committee holds hearings on violent crime in New York City, media outlets are painting different pictures of the city's crime problem. So what's the truth?
By the Numbers: Violent felony offense complaints in New York City rose from 35,964 in 2020 to 45,529 in 2022, according to NYPD data. Total felony offenses rose from 95,593 in 2020 to 126,589 in 2022. The numbers remain below historic highs, with total crime complaints down 71% from 30 years ago. In 2019, the city passed a law banning judges from setting bail for many misdemeanors and some nonviolent felonies.
What the Left and Center Highlight: Left- and center-rated sources tended to downplay the city's crime issues, or place them in context. Many focused on fact-checking claims that the city's crime rate is at a record high, and specific claims made about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, framing scrutiny of him as politicized following his indictment of former President Donald Trump. Some pointed out data suggesting the violent crime rate in parts of Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan's home state of Ohio is higher than New York City's.
What the Right Highlights: Conversely, right-rated sources framed the city's crime issue as dire. They often focused on graphic stories from violent crime victims, the recent rise in felonies and violent crime during Bragg's tenure, and issues with bail reform.
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From the Left
Here’s the truth about crime in Manhattan
As former President Donald Trump and his allies attack Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is prosecuting Trump on felony charges of falsifying business records, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Monday in Manhattan to castigate Bragg for his handling of violent crime.
But Trump and other Republicans, including committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and former Vice President Mike Pence, have made false claims about the crime situation in Manhattan and New York City. Contrary to their claims in recent weeks, neither the borough of Manhattan nor the city as a whole has...
From the Left
The Facts on Manhattan Crime
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a “field hearing” in Manhattan on April 17 to draw attention to “how Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s pro-crime, anti-victim policies have led to an increase in violent crime and a dangerous community for New York City residents.”
Experts told us it was unlikely Bragg had or could have an impact on crime trends, and crime data for Manhattan don’t match the GOP narrative.
And it’s no secret why Republicans have chosen to come to Manhattan.
On April 4, Bragg unsealed an indictment against Donald Trump accusing the...
From the Right
Crime victims unload on NYC mayor, DA: 'I don't understand how anybody can feel safe here'
Victims of violent crime expressed outrage after New York City Mayor Eric Adams called the Big Apple the "safest big city in America" as House Republicans investigate District Attorney Alvin Bragg's progressive crime policies.
Madeline Brame lost her son, Sgt. Hason Correa, in 2018 after he was stabbed to death in Harlem. The Army veteran was a father of three. His convicted killer received 20 years to life behind bars, but two other defendants in the case were offered plea deals.
"What happened to him can happen to anybody," Brame said...
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