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Is crime up? or is it a perception problem?

According to a New York Post report, New York City Mayor Eric Adams may be in denial of the fact that serious crimes are up in the Big Apple, despite the release of NYPD data supporting that fact.

Adams says the violent NYC seen in the papers and on television is just a “perception” problem.

From The New York Post:

For the second year in a row under Adams, overall crime was on the rise — driven by a historic surge in assaults, which neared 28,000 for the first time in the city’s publicly recorded history, according to the police department’s rolling report.

The report tracks the tally of seven major felony offenses after the time of arrest to when cases move to district attorneys, who decide whether to upgrade, downgrade or stick with the charge. For instance, a perp who punches someone might be charged with a misdemeanor at first, but if the victim’s condition later worsens, the prosecutor could boost it to a felony.

The count of major felonies — which include murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, grand larceny and car thefts — is generally used as a benchmark for success year after year.

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Hizzoner has tried of late to tamp down criticism of the soaring unlawfulness as a “perception problem” — despite feeding into that public narrative during his first year in office before blaming the media for reporting on crime.

Over the last few months, Adams has repeatedly touted crime-fighting gains made during his sophomore year in office — which he dubbed his Aaron Judge year, after the Yankees star.

“I say it over and over again until it resonates: Jobs are up, crime is down and we are moving in the right direction as we deliver for our working-class New Yorkers,” the mayor said on Feb. 20 during one of his many appearances praising the progress.

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