Mayor Adams outlined a plan to improve public safety amid pressure to tamp down a surge in violent crime. One of the most specific directives in the “Blueprint To End Gun Violence' is for the NYPD to reinstate a controversial plainclothes unit.
, but some groups have pushed for further rollbacks, arguing judges should have greater discretion.
The mayor is also asking state lawmakers to lower the age of accountability for gun charges to 16 or 17. Under 2017 legislation, criminal justice advocates successfully raised the age of accountability to 18 for all criminal charges. Even as Adams seeks to reassure New Yorkers that he will make the city safer, crime has surged in all major cities following the pandemic, triggered by what experts say is a variety of factors. Although the recent uptick has alarmed New Yorkers and lawmakers, New York City is still widely considered safer than the 1980s and 90's, when murders rose above 2,000. By comparison, there were 488 homicides last year.
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