Ex-Gov. David Paterson says there is ‘rampant fear of crime’ in NYC

[Kamaji]

Ex-Gov. David Paterson says there is ‘rampant fear of crime’ in NYC

By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon   
July 16, 2023

Former Gov. David Paterson says the fear of “rampant” unlawfulness is very real in New York and driving many residents to flee, despite Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams blaming the media for “hyping up crime.”

“What Mayor Adams has tried to say from time to time … is that the media is hyping up a log of these high-profile cases and that that scares the public,” Paterson told host John Catsimatidis on WABC-770’s “Cat’s Roundtable” on Sunday.

“I think Mayor Adams is right. I understand how he feels. … But I think we can all agree generally that there is a rampant fear of crime by most residents of the city, and of course, there are a lot of people who moved out of the city,” Paterson said.

A recent Siena College poll found that 41% of New Yorkers have never been as worried about crime as they are now.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/07/16/ex-gov-paterson-says-there-is-rampant-fear-of-crime-in-nyc/

[PeteS in CA]

When the "hype" is about real crimes, it's not hype, it's reality.