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NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said on Tuesday that reporting procedures have been modified to examine when incidents have taken place, in order to detect a pattern
“Since the beginning of 2016 there has been a noted increase in felonious assaults involving cutting instruments, recorded as stabbings and slashings,” Bratton said in a press release. “Based on current statistics the year-to-date increase in these crimes is approximately 22%.”

NYPD has implemented a new tracking policy, in response to an increase in slashings and stabbings by more than a fifth.

NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said on Tuesday that reporting procedures have been modified to examine when incidents have taken place, in order to detect a pattern.

“Since the beginning of 2016 there has been a noted increase in felonious assaults involving cutting instruments, recorded as stabbings and slashings,” Bratton said in a press release. “Based on current statistics the year-to-date increase in these crimes is approximately 22%.”

The commissioner said that “in the case of shooting incidents, it has been determined that a number of these assaults can be traced to gang and narcotics activity. As previously noted, it has been established that a significant amount of gun violence is committed by a core group of individuals, specifically known members of crews or gangs. By targeting these individuals, through focused deterrence and precision enforcement, we have been successful in address a significant amount of gun violence.”

Bratton referred to initiatives announced earlier this month, including increased transit-system patrols, high-visibility coverage and coordination with patrol resources on the street.

Bratton said that these changes were made “partially in response to an apparent public perception that the transit system was being plagued by a sudden epidemic of random attacks. In fact, just around 2% of stabbings/slashings this year have occurred within the transit system. Nonetheless, since perception sometimes becomes reality we have taken measures to address the issue and to endeavor to reassure the public.”

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