Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Joins NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch for a Quarterly Crime Statistics Briefing
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Good afternoon, everyone. Before I begin, I want to thank Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, NYPD leadership, NYPD executive staff and the devoted public servants who are here today. It is a privilege to be back at One Police Plaza to announce a truly remarkable achievement. Over the past six months, New York City has experienced the safest start to any year on record. The data reflects what New Yorkers are feeling on our subways, on our streets, and across the five boroughs. Our whole-of-government approach to public safety is working. Major crime is down nearly 6 percent citywide. Since January, we have seen the fewest murders, fewest shooting incidents and fewest shooting victims in New York City's recorded history. That equates to 122 murders, a 24.7 percent drop from last year and the lowest level ever recorded. 322 shooting incidents, 15 fewer than last year's record low and 381 shooting victims, 4 percent less than last year. The Bronx is continuing to lead the city in crime reductions, down 11.7 percent. Our public housing system is at its safest year on record, with major crime down 8.5 percent; murders in public housing are down 44 percent. Shooting incidents and shooting victims are down a staggering 26 percent and 31 percent. We have removed more than 2,500 guns from our streets since January 1. And we recently had the safest Memorial Day weekend in New York history, with the fewest ever shooting incidents and shooting victims over the four-day stretch. None of this was inevitable. We have achieved this progress thanks to the dedication of those in this room, those standing alongside me, and tens of thousands more across the five boroughs of our city, who have worked tirelessly to deliver a safer city for every New Yorker. This data means much more than a bragging right or a point of comparison for next year. Each of these numbers represents a life untouched by violence, a New Yorker who never had to endure what would have otherwise been the worst day in their life. A New Yorker who will sit down to dinner with their family this evening without grief heavy overhead. A New Yorker who no longer dreads riding the subway home at night. A New Yorker who knows they are safe to take an evening stroll through their neighborhood alone or host a picnic with their family and friends in the park. Each of these numbers, each of these lives, tells the story of a city that is safer and a city that is more welcoming to all. A city where a Knicks championship dominates the headlines, not tragedy on the corner. That is what responsible governance can achieve. As we build on this incredible progress, we also know that the work of delivering public safety remains ever ongoing. We are still contending with an elevated rise of hate crimes. With hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation climbing by 57 percent, anti-Muslim hate crimes rising by 50 percent and antisemitic hate crimes rising by 2 percent. While Jewish New Yorkers comprise only 10 percent of our city's population, antisemitic hate crimes account for 55 percent of all confirmed hate crimes. There's no room for hatred of any kind in our city, which is why in the budget that we recently passed, City Hall fulfilled a promise made on the campaign and increased hate crime prevention funding by more than 800 percent. There is always more to be done to make our city safer, and we will always continue by building on the approach that we know works. An approach that is rooted in the understanding that everyone in City government has a role to play, whether at City Hall or right here at One Police Plaza. I look forward to continuing to work alongside the brave men and women of the NYPD today, tomorrow, and every day that comes after, as we build a city where every New Yorker is safe. Thank you. Now I will pass things over to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
Zohran MamdaniCheck at the source I'll just add to echo what's been said before. A note of appreciation for the lengths that officers go to protect our city, to protect New Yorkers. And that's an appreciation both in regards to what ESU did, as well as a note of appreciation to what officers do every single day across the five boroughs. You heard the police commissioner say, these incredible results that we are here to speak about. They are not inevitable. They do not deliver themselves. They are delivered by so many, some in this room, many of them outside working right now. Thank you everyone. ###
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