Assaults by Convicted Felons Surge in New York City

New York City, still struggling under Democrat-pushed criminal justice reform, has seen a 146.5% increase in recidivism with felony assaults.

The city reported a two-decade high in felony assaults in 2024, surging to a total of 29,417, a 5% increase from 2023 (28,003). Police officials blame Democrat rule, the New York Post reported.

"That is what we're up against," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters 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."

The spike in violence in the city, according to Tisch, was "driven by assaults on our officers, domestic violence, and stranger attacks."

Other felony crimes are up, too, including a 61.3% among repeat burglaries and a 83.3% spike on repeat robbers, according to the Post.

"Imagine how disheartening it is for our cops to be out there arresting the same people for the same crimes in the same neighborhoods day after day," Tisch said. "And how scary it is for New Yorkers to see the same person who victimized them one day walking the streets the next. There are no mental gymnastics required here.

"Do you know what that does to Ms. Jones on her way to school, and she was robbed on Monday, and she's walking down the block, and she sees the person that robbed her back out on the street robbing her neighbor? It destroys your feeling that your city is taking care of you. Police officers are, but the other aspects of the criminal justice system must do their job."

Even the mayor of New York, Democrat Eric Adams, agreed.

"These numbers here of recidivism clearly show that there are far too many people who are repeatedly committing the same crime, not in a lifetime, in one year," he said. "In one year, they are repeatedly going back out again."

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