New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan to end gun violence in a city reeling from the fatal shooting of a police officer and a spate of violent crimes, as he promised to increase police officers in New York’s most violence-plagued communities.
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The city counted 488 murders last year, up 5.6% over 2020 following a 47% jump a year earlier, the biggest year-to-year percentage increase ever recorded in the country’s most populous city. That spike ended a fairly steady decline in murders since 1990, when the number peaked at 2,245. The “Blueprint to End Gun Violence” will within three weeks put more police officers on patrol in 30 of the city’s 77 precincts where 80% of the city’s violence occurs, Adams said. The officers, identifiable as New York Police Department employees, will have body-worn cameras and “enhanced” training and oversight.
City authorities confiscate illicit firearms on a regular basis, with 6,000 removed in 2021, but new guns enter the city at a faster rate, according to Adams.Adams encouraged prosecutors to “triage gun cases” to ensure they are the first cases brought to court, and urged lawmakers to reduce the number of guns that a person must traffic before they can be charged with a felony.
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