Murders up 20% in 2015 in year-to-year comparison, NYPD says

NY Daily News ^ | 03/03/2015 | BY ROCCO PARASCANDOLA , TINA MOORE , BILL HUTCHINSON

[Kid Shelleen]

The murder rate in New York City has spiked an alarming 20% in the first two months of the year, prompting NYPD brass to rethink strategy to curb the deadly trend.

Since Jan. 1, 54 murders have been recorded in the city, up nine from the same period a year ago, according to the grim stats released Monday.

Shootings have also climbed 20% — with 149 so far in 2015 compared with 126 in the first two months of 2014.

But overall, crime has dropped 11% in most major crime categories, including burglary, robbery, rape, grand larceny and auto theft.

[Kid Shelleen]

Can anybody venture a guess at the root cause, global warming, income inequality, unaffordable healthcare, lack free birth control, gay rights?

[stephenjohnbanker]

New illegal immigrant drug dealers in town ?

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’m thinking “global warming”.

[Paladin2]

Stack the bodies on the front porch at Gracie Mansion.

[Hugin]

It’s Bush’s fault.

[Menehune56]

Shouldn’t come as a surprise now that the city has reverted to dem control.

[keat]

DiBlasio?

[Gay State Conservative]

Comrade Wilhelm!

[entropy12]

Thank mayor DeBlasio for the increased murder rate. He is just trying to reduce welfare rolls in NY city.

[Blue Collar Christian]

“Can anybody venture a guess at the root cause, global warming, income inequality, unaffordable healthcare, lack free birth control, gay rights?”

Yes. To many people in Montana are free to own guns.

[JudyinCanada]

Hmmmm. Any chance that police morale is very low? Or that the vermin know that the police have been demoralized and are more brazen than normal? In any case, good for the mayor. Hope he’s happy.

[umgud]

I thought all this cold weather put a dmpner on murder stats. Prolly going to be pretty bad when it warms up.

[JudyinCanada]

Could be the cold weather kept all of the crimials pent up in angry situations - that could cause a few to snap.

[grumpygresh]

What do they expect in a victim disarmament zone.
Maybe they will outlaw knives and accelerate police federalization.

[Gritty]

Who gives a Shiite? Look at who they elected mayor. What did they expect?

Let the socialist bastards all kill one another off. It serves the right.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Now wait a minute! I thought it was too cold to go out and kill someone! Just a couple of weeks ago they were bragging about how few murders there were during the cold spell.

[vpintheak]

Can’t stop & frisk, can’t profile, can’t do anything but report and clean up the mess afterwards if you’re a NYPD cop.
DeBlasio is to blame.

[txrefugee]

Too much snow and not enough victims makes the predator class unruly.

[DPMD]

DeBlasio in, murders up.

Coincidence?

Hardly.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Yep