Category: Crime Fiction

New York City police department officials are attributing a continued rise in gun violence to gang activity and hot weather, after more than a decade of consistently falling shooting rates in the city.

Though there has been a drop in overall crime in New York City, NYPD officials said on Monday that they are working to address the increase in gun activity before the hot summer months, which are correlated with an increase in crime.

Gun violence has been rising in the city for the past two years.

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