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RepresentativeAge444 t1_j9dewyt wrote

I just want to make sure you understand that crime rose nationally since the onset of the pandemic and in states that you wouldn’t say were lenient on crime. You understand this right?

https://www.axios.com/2023/01/27/murder-rate-high-trump-republican-states

Murder highest in death penalty states.

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/dpic-analysis-pandemic-murder-rates-highest-in-death-penalty-states

Violent crime rates did fall overall last year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/us/crime-data-2022.amp.html

You understand this and aren’t saying NYC is unique in the US right?

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