MSNBC Deadline White House February 3, 2022 21:41:00
Issues of crime and public safety in this country are complex. both from a data perspective and a plit cap one. the series of causes and effect at play takes days to unravel. let's focus on what's happening in new york right now. overall crime is up 38% in new york city. shootings are up 32%. transit crimes 70%. car thefts 93%. of course, perspective here is crucial. "the new york times" points out that there were 488 homicides last year. far, far cry from what the city experienced in the '90s with 2,000 murders in a sickle year. but make no mistake there's the least among everyone you talk to...