These events mark a potential turning point in the city's history, when New York may once again face a period of resurgent crime and disorder.
Cities with progressive prosecutors include Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, and many others-including New York.
"As of August 16, New York City murders are up 30 percent, year-to-date."
Since Mayor de Blasio began curtailing punitive segregation for younger jail inmates at the end of 2014, inmate-on-inmate violence has soared to almost double the number of fight and assault infractions reported two decades ago, when the city's jails housed far more inmates.
In 1998, with more than 17,500 inmates packed into city jails on any given day, there were 6,458 violent assaults.
As of August 16, New York City murders are up 30 percent, year-to-date; burglaries are up more than 43 percent; auto thefts by 58 percent; and the number of shooting incidents and victims has jumped by more than 82 and 88 percent, respectively.
Reform for its own sake is not a risk-free endeavor-as the experience of police, and citizens, in New York and other American cities is now reminding us.
https://www.city-journal.org/dangers-of-criminal-justice-reform
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