The NYPD has repeatedly celebrates historic declines in shootings — but what if a major category of gunfire isn't included in the shooting numbers being promoted to the public?
Tomorrow on The Finest Unfiltered, we break down NYC Council Int. 935-A, legislation approved by the City Council requiring the NYPD to publicly report confirmed firearm discharges — including incidents where nobody was struck by gunfire.
For years, the NYPD's publicly reported shooting-incident statistics have focused on incidents involving shooting victims. But when someone fires a gun on a NYC street and misses everyone, that gunfire does not necessarily appear in the shooting-incident numbers cited when officials announce declining shootings.
Now NYC wants those confirmed firearm discharges reported separately.
We break down:
What Int. 935-A requires.
The difference between a shooting incident and a confirmed firearm discharge
Why shots fired where nobody is struck matter when measuring gun violence
Whether the additional data could change how New Yorkers view NYC's historic crime reductions.
And the biggest question: How much gunfire has been occurring that isn't reflected in the headline shooting numbers?
Is NYC really experiencing historically low gun violence or have New Yorkers been looking at an incomplete picture?The Finest Unfiltered
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