Shootings drop but property crimes continue to climb

NYPD will deploy foot officers in trouble neighborhoods

While killings and shootings citywide dipped through the end of summer compared to last year, in some neighborhoods significantly, overall crime remains well above what it was before the pandemic with little sign of abating. 

NYPD officials, though, have announced several new initiatives, including an influx of officers on foot patrols in high-crime areas, to combat property and other crimes. But they, along with Mayor Eric Adams, also once again blamed the justice system for failing to keep the small number of people responsible for the vast majority of crimes accountable and behind bars.