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Public Safety & Justice in New York

The NYPD, the DAs, the jails, and the cases that set precedent, reported without the breathless crime-blotter panic. We tell you what shifted and who it lands on, not just the scariest headline of the night.

Desks we analyze here: New York Post (Metro), Hell Gate, Gothamist.

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Public Safety & Justice, explained

The questions New Yorkers actually ask.

Is crime actually up or down in New York?

It depends entirely on which crime and which year you measure against, which is exactly why the headline number is so easy to spin. We follow the NYPD’s own CompStat data and say plainly what shifted, where, and compared to when, instead of leading with the scariest clip of the night.

Who decides how policing and the courts work here?

A mix, which is why one case can sit in three places at once. The Mayor runs the NYPD; the five elected District Attorneys, one per borough, decide what gets charged; and the state writes the criminal law and runs the prisons, while the city runs the jails, Rikers included.

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