With gun violence up, NYC shifting 330 cops to high-crime locations
Summer All Out program to return
After reports showed an increase in shootings and homicides in New York City this year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference on Tuesday that NYPD would be moving resources towards problem areas for the summer.
He stressed that overall crime in New York City is down 6.6 percent, calling it a “remarkable achievement” coming on top of last year’s crime reduction.
However, the mayor said, “There has been obviously an uptick in homicides and shootings. It is something we take very, very seriously. It’s something we’re addressing right now … That is why NYPD is moving, as we speak, resources and energy toward the problem areas.”
On Monday, the city announced the return of the Summer All Out program, which will move 330 officers to high-crime locations. De Blasio said the program had “profound impact” last summer, so that by the end of 2014, “we had had the safest year in decades.” He added that Commissioner Bratton and his team are constantly improving crime-fighting strategy and tactics.