Democrats Running For Mayor In Crime-Ridden New York City Suddenly Back Cops
Opinion by Hudson Crozier • 14h
Candidates for New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary election who once railed against police are shifting their stances amid public outrage over crime.
Zellnor Myrie, Scott Stringer and Brad Lander previously pushed to defund or restrict police after the death of George Floyd in 2020 but now focus their campaigns on supporting law enforcement, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Crime is top of mind for the election as the city has failed to bring murder rates below pre-COVID-19 levels.
The city saw 377 murders in 2024, a decrease from the prior year but above the yearly rates from 2013 through 2019, government data show. Felony assaults and motor vehicle thefts also increased in 2024. An October New York Times poll showed 27% of voters believe crime is the city’s biggest crisis and 48 percent of voters believe it “has gotten out of control.”
“The truth is that at this moment, many New Yorkers do not feel safe,” Myrie, a Democratic state senator, told the paper. “What we are feeling right now in this city is a sense of disorder in our public spaces, and I believe that our police officers play a role in keeping us safe.”
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