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What’s driving it and what’s next?
Through June 2026, New York City recorded its fewest murders and shootings ever in the first half of a year. Violence seems to be abating, but assaults are a glaring exception.
Assault complaints, both misdemeanor and felony, have risen 20% since 2019, and felony assaults, the more serious type, are up 43% over that period. Under New York law, felony assaults generally involve serious injury, a weapon or a protected victim like a police officer. In 2025, they made up 38% of nearly 80,000 assaults and 63.1% of all major violent crimes in the city.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/new-yorks-devilish-assault-problem/
