Shootings spike as temperatures rise in NYC, surging over 50% last week: NYPD data

NY Post ^ | 05/02/2025 | y Larry Celona and Amanda Woods

[ChicagoConservative27]

Gun violence in New York City has spiked along with the mercury, with shootings up more than 50% last week compared to the same time last year — indicating that the Big Apple could be in for a bloody summer.

A total of 23 shootings were reported across the five boroughs in the week starting April 21, according to new NYPD statistics — an increase of 53% from the 15 shootings tallied over the same period in 2024.

Temperatures in Gotham hit a high of 82 degrees last Tuesday, making it the second-warmest day in April, according to Accuweather.

Last week, overall, was the warmest week of the month, with the average temperature hovering around 74 degrees, the weather data show.

The NYPD statistics also show that over a 28-day period ending on Sunday, gunplay was up 17% compared to last year — with 61 shootings, versus 52 shootings over the same period in 2024.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 50percentofwhatlol; data; last; nyc; nypd; rise; shootings; spike; surging; temperatures; week

[ChicagoConservative27]

I thought crime was down...

[SkyDancer]

I thought guns were illegal in NYC.

[Dilbert San Diego]

The warmer weather causes shootings? Is there a global warming angle to this?

[ChicagoConservative27]

Solar panels will fix everything

[PeterPrinciple]

global warming again, increase temp causes gun violence.

[PeterPrinciple]

Temperatures in Gotham hit a high of 82 degrees last Tuesday, making it the second-warmest day in April,
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A RECORD 82 DEGREES!!!!!!!

SECOND WARMEST DAY IN APRIL!!!!!!!

[Larry Lucido]

I hate hot weather, but it never occurred to me to shoot anybody over it.

[17th Miss Regt]

Global warming => Temperatures rising => More shootings => More dead => Population reduction

So global warming leads to population reduction, a major goal of the globalists.

[Angelino97]

Racism The heat wave made me do it.

[Reverend Wright]

I turn on the a/c.

Works better than a drive-by.

[Beowulf9]

Soooo the shootings are because of ‘climate change’?

Yeah.

[frank ballenger]

See, everybody?

Climate change is responsible.

And Trump isn’t sacrificing with strict regulations and restrictions over it. So, Trump has caused the crime spike.

[frank ballenger]

82 degrees at one point last week

How can anyone survive in hot temperatures like that? Dehydration, sun stroke, the elderly passing away with no one to check on them. Power outages from demand overloads.

🌡️☀️

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The problem is that dark things heat up more. To keep things cool, you always want it to be white. For example, in Arizona you will find white rooftops keeps your home cool, whereas a black roof is a recipe for disaster.

[House Atreides]

“ How can anyone survive in hot temperatures like that? Dehydration, sun stroke, the elderly passing away with no one to check on them. Power outages from demand overloads.”
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Extinctions of civilizations and, horribly, the extinction of the Human race is a possibility. The horror…. the horror. 🙀🤦🏼

[Libloather]

Temps? In a mall?

The wild moment gun flies from pocket of reputed gangbanger named ‘Tay-Tay’ during LI mall brawl

https://nypost.com/2025/05/02/us-news/reputed-teen-gangbanger-drops-illegal-gun-during-wild-brawl-at-long-island-mall-in-shocking-video/

[frank ballenger]

At least someone here cares. 😇

[frank ballenger]

Good catch.

Shopping malls try to maintain 72-76 degrees in most months and 68-70 degrees if winter conditions outside.

Maybe at the upper limits people tend to go wild and crazy, out of control.

[Recompennation]

The second warmest day in April!!!! Oh my and 82 degrees’