30% Violent Crime Spike in ‘Defund the Police’ District
Northern Bronx has seen a 30% spike in violent crime since last year. This comes not long after Rep. Jamaal Bowman, the freshman representative for New York’s 16th Congressional District, called for Defunding the Police. Following his election, Rep. Bowman tweeted in 2020, "A system this cruel and inhumane can't be reformed. Defund the police, and defund the system that's terrorizing our communities." Read More