Key points: Violent crime continues to surge in New York City in 2021 compared to 2020. As of March 14, New York City has had 202 shootings and 227 shooting victims. At the same point in time last year, New York City had 142 shootings and 160 shooting victims. This means shootings are up 42.3% […]
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NEW YORK STATE LOST 1 MILLION JOBS IN 2020
Key Points: New York has imposed some of the strictest lockdowns to combat the spread of COVID-19. However, data shows New York is still facing more dramatic health and economic crises than the rest of the country. State level unemployment shows that New York has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country at […]
Read MoreNEARLY 3/4 OF NY COVID-19 CASES HAVE COME FROM PRIVATE GATHERINGS
Key Points: New York State recently released statewide contact tracing data collected from September to November. The data show that 73.84% of all COVID-19 cases traced by the state have come from private social gatherings. The next highest reason for the virus’ spread was healthcare delivery at 7.81%, which includes any necessary service in hospitals […]
Read MoreNYC SHOOTINGS UP 130.3% IN SEPTEMBER
Key points: Violent crime continues to surge in New York City in 2020 compared to 2019. As of September 27, New York City has had 337 murders and 1,417 shooting victims. At the same point in time last year, New York City had 241 murders and 713 shooting victims. In September alone, 152 people were […]
Read MoreSHOOTINGS UP 168.4% LAST WEEK IN NYC
Key points: Violent crime continues to surge in New York City in 2020 compared to 2019. As of September 6, New York City has had 305 murders and 1,288 shooting victims. At the same point in time last year, New York City had 226 murders and 653 shooting victims. In the last week alone, 14 […]
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