New York City saw a “staggering” 146.5% jump in felony assault busts for repeat offenders over the past six years, NYPD’s commissioner said — as the crime reached a two-decade high in 2024.
Suspects with at least three arrests on their rap sheet were charged with assault 442 times last year, up from 274 in 2018 — part of a pattern that shows wrongdoers are being cut loose too often, with the NYPD blaming soft-on-crime Albany lawmakers, the New York Post reports.
“That is what we’re up against,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters at a briefing Monday. “And we know why. The key driving factor is the revolving door of our criminal justice system, created in large part by legislative changes that took effect in 2020.”
Burglary charges against offenders with multiple busts jumped by 61.3% in 2024 compared to 2018, with arrests for robbery up 83.3% and for grand larceny up by 71.2% over that same span, NYPD stats show.
