cerebus
Honorary Master
Of course, the crime spike had nothing to do with a $1billion cut from police funding. Of course! Police don't fight and deter criminals, after all. That's just propaganda...
The budget cut is for 2021, and the spikes have been reported since at least June. So no, it's unlikely to correlate.
New York Police Department's budget has been slashed by $1 billion
Facing pressure from thousands of constituents calling to defund the police, New York City slashed $1 billion from the police budget. But some city lawmakers -- and the protesters calling for change -- think the cuts weren't sweeping enough.
edition.cnn.com
The City Council approved the $88.9 billion 2021 budget late Tuesday night while hundreds of protesters, many of whom have camped outside City Hall for a week, waited to hear the results.
Why Officials Think Gun Violence Is Spiking in New York City
Here's what criminal justice experts think.
www.ny1.com
But the trends have accelerated in recent weeks. In June, the number of shootings surged 130 percent compared to last June. And the number of murders has jumped more than 20 percent in the first half of 2020.
Perhaps reallocating the police budget will help.