Major crime has skyrocketed by 70 percent in the congressional district represented by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez since she assumed office in 2019.
According to an analysis from The New York Post, this rise is more than twice the overall increase across New York City, which stood at 30 percent during the same time period.
The report highlights that the 110th Precinct in Queens, which includes parts of Roosevelt Avenue notorious for prostitution and human trafficking, experienced a staggering 105 percent rise in major crimes, the largest uptick of any precinct citywide since 2019.
The report further notes that each of the four remaining precincts within Ocasio-Cortez’s district, which spans parts of Queens and the Bronx, also recorded crime increases that exceeded the citywide average.
AOC’s district saw a 70% crime surge – more than double NYC average: ‘She doesn’t care’ https://t.co/KPIZxXWFwZ pic.twitter.com/9Sq7nGWWjE
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Major crimes, as defined by the NYPD, include murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and auto theft.
To conduct their analysis, the Post reviewed…
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