Key Data Insights
In 2024, the youth share of citywide felony and violent felony arrests was the same as it was in 2018.
A small proportion of youth felony arrests (~5%) are for the most serious violent felony crimes, where 16-17s have seen an uptick as a share of citywide crime, mostly in the past year (2024-2025). The small proportion of 13–15-year-olds has increased steadily in this category in recent years.
Youth recidivism rates for all felony, violent, and serious violent offenses are stable or decreasing. Most youth are reoffending at or below 2018 levels.
— Read on criminaljustice.cityofnewyork.us/reports/nyc-youth-crime-in-context-arrest-recidivism/
Tag: Crime
Vital City | Reality Check: Has Youth Crime in New York Risen After Raise the Age?
Overall, no. In one specific area, there’s serious cause for concern.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/youth-crime-in-new-york-after-raise-the-age
Vital City | What Mamdani Can Learn from a de Blasio Administration Safety Innovation
NeighborhoodStat should be a key part of his approach to public safety.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/nstat-should-be-key-to-mamdani-public-safety-plan
Law Enforcement Advocates Testify on Violence Against Police | Video | C-SPAN.org
Law enforcement advocates testify on acts of violence against police officers before the House Homeland Security Committee. The hearing comes days after two U.S. National Guard troops were shot in Washington, DC. One of those troops later died.
— Read on www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/law-enforcement-advocates-testify-on-violence-against-police/669677
Why ‘clearance rates’ don’t tell the whole story about solving crimes • Stateline
Police departments’ “clearance rates” — the percentage of cases they declare closed — are one of the most widely cited benchmarks for how effectively they combat crime. But the figures can be confusing — and in some cases misleading.
— Read on stateline.org/2025/11/24/why-clearance-rates-dont-tell-the-whole-story-about-solving-crimes/
Crime Known to Law Enforcement, 2023
Description
This report details rates of violent and property crime in the United States based on offenses reported by law enforcement agencies from 2022 to 2023. It presents national and subnational estimates of crime offenses and victimizations for violent and property crime. Findings are based on BJS’s and the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Estimation Program. NIBRS collects detailed information on crime incidents reported to law enforcement throughout the United States.
Highlights
- The rate of violent offenses in the United States decreased from 407.3 per 100,000 persons in 2022 to 387.8 per 100,000 in 2023.
- The rate of property offenses decreased 3% from 2,085.6 per 100,000 persons in 2022 to 2,015.2 per 100,000 in 2023.
- The rate of violent victimization in 2023 was 395.2 per 100,000 persons, which was not statistically different from the rate in 2022.
- Males and females both had decreases in the rate of homicide victimization from 2022 to 2023.
Get the report HERE
Testimony Before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight
Rafael A. Mangual testified in a hearing titled An Overview of the Problem and Policy Solutions. Watch the full testimony here. Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and all other members of this distinguished body: Thank you for the opportunity to offer remarks on the all-important topic of public safety in America’s cities—an issue I have spent the […]
— Read on manhattan.institute/article/testimony-before-the-u-s-house-judiciary-subcommittee-on-oversight
America’s Incarceration Crossroads: Reversing Progress Amid Record-Low Crime Rates – The Sentencing Project
Thirty-nine states increased prison populations in 2023, despite violent and property crime rates hitting historic lows
— Read on www.sentencingproject.org/policy-brief/americas-incarceration-crossroads-reversing-progress-amid-record-low-crime-rates/
Did prison just replace mental hospitals?
Deconstructing a statistical myth
— Read on www.slowboring.com/p/did-prison-just-replace-mental-hospitals
With Alvin Bragg’s re-election under a Mayor Mamdani, ‘justice’ in NYC is about to get worse
While Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has gotten the lion’s share of the media attention these last several weeks, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg quietly sailed through his reelection bid, securing more than 70% of the vote.
— Read on nypost.com/2025/11/05/opinion/with-alvin-braggs-re-election-under-a-mayor-mamdani-justice-in-nyc-is-about-to-get-worse/