Violent crime arrests skyrocket for NYC kids in 2023, NYPD data shows

[Kamaji]

Violent crime arrests skyrocket for NYC kids in 2023, NYPD data shows

By Georgia Worrell and Tina Moore
May 27, 2023

The Big Apple has seen a staggering 80% increase in the number of kids arrested for robbery and a 23% hike in youngsters arrested for felony assaults so far this year, according to troubling NYPD data obtained by The Post.

So far this year, 816 teens across the five boroughs have been collared for robbery compared to 451 in the same period last year.

The number of youngsters arrested for felony assault has increased to 276 from 225, according to the most recent NYPD data available.

Arrests for rape are up 44%, from 9 to 13.

Kevin O’Connor, who was in charge of the department’s youth division before his retirement earlier this year, blamed the staggering increases on the Raise the Age law.

The criminal justice reform pushed by the state’s Democratic majority was enacted in 2018 and bumps up the age of criminal responsibility to 18 from 16.

That means in most cases, anyone younger would no longer be charged as adults.

It allows for exceptions for some violent crimes and some gun offenses.

“This is Raise the Age on steroids,” O’Connor said. “These kids have no repercussions. They get arrested and released, arrested and released.”

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/05/27/nyc-violent-crime-arrests-up-for-kids-nypd-data-shows/

[Kamaji]

That should really be "Violent crime arrests skyrocket for Black NYC kids in 2023, NYPD data shows"

Blacks are continuing to double down on a failed, toxic culture that leads their youth to failure.  It's not racism, people, it's your own toxic culture.  Change that, and you'll change the world.

[PeteS in CA]

Why is this surprising? Teach kids that they are merely the highest animal evolved so far and demonstrate that they can get away with behaving like or worse than animals, and they will.