New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in 2022, reduced 52% of all felony arrests to misdemeanors as crime continues to soar in the Big Apple.
district attorney downgraded 52% of all felony cases so far in 2022 to misdemeanors, compared to the 39% downgraded in 2019, according to data posted the DA’s website., promising to uphold changes to the law that allows cash bail for violent crimes.Bragg won his campaign and took office on Jan.
The NYPD’s latest crime statistic reports show that overall crimes are up 27.6%, with 112,755 reported so far in 2022 compared to 88,394 reported during the same period in 2021. FILE - Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney, speaks with supporters on election night in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
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