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Some of the highlights so far:
-97% of shooting victims in June came from the minority community
-100% of shooting vics in July came from the minority community
40% of gun arrests in 2013/14 had jail or prison in 2019 there have been only 17% due to reforms - NYPD Presser
275 prisoners released earlier from Rikers have been rearrested 550 times since they got out
75% of releases were convicted felons
Bail reform - 56 individuals were Released were involved in a shooting or murder in some sort of way- Vic, suspect, witness
“We have the knowledge to stop the shootings, but no longer the power to do so.”
NYPD now gives a DAT to all GLA thieves - GLAs are up citywide
Context - My input - GLAs are up 60.8% YTD
Chief “It’s quite obvious that there are a lot of people carrying guns out there.”
I don’t know how journalists and reporters get all of these facts so fast at these things - I missed a lot
Chief M “Are they going to be as proactive? They (cops) will have to think twice. We have the greatest detectives in the world.” - Reactive policing (my comment)
Chief: “We are seeing a rise in drive-by shootings.”
Chief M: “The violence started after the George Floyd murder.” _ yes, he used that word
1 individual arrested on May 25 for Crim Sale of Controlled Substance - RORd and on June 6 committed a stabbing murder.
Parolee committed 2 DV incidents in May - RORd, April 24 rearrest for DV RORd, shoots and kills someone in June
Individual assaults the same person twice - RORd - only to go and kill him
Chief “No one is going into Rikers, everyone is getting out of Rikers.”
Lots of anecdotal evidence - no names
Chief M: “The earliest to get A Grand Jury will be August 10th.”
Chief M: “4 months of no courts open due to COVID so people are hanging out on their blocks - some by the thousands.”
Chief: “This year 40% of all gun arrests have been RORd compared to 25% last year.”
For those following along:

DAT = Desk Appearance Ticket - leave from station house

ROR = Released on Recognizance - no bail money and are free to leave.

343’d = Declined Prosecution
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