Governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday that shooting incidents with injury declined 28 percent through August 2024 compared to the same eight-month period last year. The numbers are based on those reported by police departments participating in New York State’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative. In a release, Governor Hochul said the overall decline in shootings is the result of significant, sustained reductions in gun violence across communities served by the 28 police departments participating in GIVE.
“Public safety is my number one priority, and protecting New Yorkers and their communities is the foundation of all our efforts,” Governor Hochul said. “Our strategies for tackling gun violence are proving effective, but our work is never finished – we will continue investing, innovating and partnering with law enforcement to make New York a safer place for everyone.”
The 28 percent decline reflects 417 shooting incidents with injury from January 1 through August 31, 2024, compared to 578 incidents from January 1 through August 31, 2023.
New York State’s GIVE initiative supports 28 police departments in 21 counties with the majority of the state’s population outside New York City.
The following police departments reported particularly significant declines in shootings through August 2024 compared to the same seven-month period last year:
- Nassau County: 40 percent decline
- Rochester: 39 percent decline
- Suffolk County: 39 percent decline
- Syracuse: 26 percent decline
- Utica: 47 percent decline
- Yonkers: 56 percent decline
August 2024 data for each of the 28 police departments participating in the GIVE initiative are available on the State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) website.
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