We need to all pump the brakes just a little bit. This is not at all to downplay the levels of crime in the city or the impacts on victims and the immense social issues the city is grappling with. These are issues of grave concern. But we are not about to drop into some unprecedented abyss here. First of all, there is no such increase in violent crime. On the contrary, there has been a drop in most categories of violent crime and even property crime. It’s not a complete turning of the tide, but trends have the city improving on these critical numbers.