🚨 New York's Youth-Crime Plague

Politics

In a July press conference, New York City mayor Eric Adams painted an upbeat picture of public safety. “When you have six straight months of a decrease in crime,” the progressive former NYPD captain said, “it says that the initiatives that we have put in place, they’re working.” Then–police commissioner Edward Caban echoed this positive message, noting a “2 percent drop in overall major crime.” Neither leader mentioned—or was asked about—the crime numbers for young people. Adams’s only reference was vague: “We’re going to do everything possible to keep our young people in safe places.”

City Journal     Oct 25, 2024