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#NYC shootings dipped as April crime surged

“NYC shootings dipped as April crime surged”

Big Apple gun violence fell last month compared to April 2021, although the number of shootings was still nearly double pre-pandemic levels — and overall city crime continues to surge, NYPD data shows.

Major crimes were up 34.2% overall, fueled by jumps in felony assaults, robberies, burglaries and thefts, according to the April crime statistics.

The Big Apple logged nearly 400 more robberies, felony assaults and burglaries —or 41.5%, 20.9% and 39.4% increases, respectively — last month compared to April 2021, according to the data.

Nearly 1,200 more major thefts were reported, too, a 43.5% jump, and roughly 200 more cars were stolen, an uptick of 26.8%, the data shows.

Shootings did tick down by almost 30% — or 105 last month vs. 148 in April 2021. But last month’s incidents of gun violence remained nearly double the same period in 2019, NYPD data shows.

City and police officials have made shootings a priority in terms of crime-fighting — with the NYPD launching special anti-gun teams about two months ago and roving extra nightly patrols this week to combat the scourge.

Surveillance video was released from a gun point robbery.
While gun violence fell, it still remains almost twice as high as the pre-pandemic levels.
DCPI

Meanwhile, murders were down by 38% last month compared to April 2021 — or 31 vs. 50 — and rape complaints saw a slight decrease, according to the data.

Overall, major crime for last month compared to April two years ago was up by 37.3%.

The latest statistics were announced Tuesday evening in a press release, as the NYPD breaks with the prior administration’s longstanding monthly press conferences to answer questions about the crime trends.

A detective checks store camera surveillance video in a store at the scene of a triple shooting at 6 Burnside Ave. in The Bronx.
A detective checks store camera surveillance video in a store at the scene of a triple shooting in The Bronx on May 3.
Robert Mecea for NY Post

Instead, police officials will hold briefings on crime on a quarterly basis, according to a rep.

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in the release that the department is “making noticeable headway” through its increased patrols and Neighborhood Safety Teams and touted the NYPD’s return to “Broken Windows” policies, which focus on lower-level quality of life offenses, such as littering and fare evasion.

Additional reporting by Tina Moore

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