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?We have to break the cycle?: Violence across city, sparked by gang retribution, continues to rise
By Thomas Tracy
New York Daily News |
Mar 27, 2021 at 11:00 PM
Shootings continue to rise in New York City, and the cloud of gun smoke blanketing the five boroughs won?t part until the brutal cycle of gang violence is finally cracked, experts say.
?The shootings we are seeing are mostly gang shootings, which means they?re fueled by retribution,? said Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, a non-profit group that studies public safety and criminal justice. ?One shooting begets another shooting begets another shooting.
?We have to break the cycle,? Aborn said. ?The surge in gun violence is the second biggest threat to public health in this city after COVID.?
After suffering through a 97% surge of shootings last year, cops are already combating a 44% jump in gun play this year, according to NYPD statistics. Murders across the city are also up, by nearly 14%, cops said.
As of Friday, 260 people have been wounded in 231 shootings ? and spring has just begun.
This time last year, there were 71 fewer shootings ? 160 incidents in which 181 people were hit by bullets, police data shows...
?We have to break the cycle?: Violence across city, sparked by gang retribution, continues to rise
By Thomas Tracy
New York Daily News |
Mar 27, 2021 at 11:00 PM
Shootings continue to rise in New York City, and the cloud of gun smoke blanketing the five boroughs won?t part until the brutal cycle of gang violence is finally cracked, experts say.
?The shootings we are seeing are mostly gang shootings, which means they?re fueled by retribution,? said Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, a non-profit group that studies public safety and criminal justice. ?One shooting begets another shooting begets another shooting.
?We have to break the cycle,? Aborn said. ?The surge in gun violence is the second biggest threat to public health in this city after COVID.?
After suffering through a 97% surge of shootings last year, cops are already combating a 44% jump in gun play this year, according to NYPD statistics. Murders across the city are also up, by nearly 14%, cops said.
As of Friday, 260 people have been wounded in 231 shootings ? and spring has just begun.
This time last year, there were 71 fewer shootings ? 160 incidents in which 181 people were hit by bullets, police data shows...
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