Increasing crime in the US is leading to fears of a ‘bloody summer’, summoning more police | Black Life Essential Issues

Fears of bloody summer have become a hot spot in New York City mayoral race as people go to the polls to cast their ballots for the Democratic and Republican center. the rise of crime across the US.

The genocide and other atrocities committed in 2020 continue to rise worldwide, with President Joe Biden speaking Wednesday on “action to end” rising crime, especially gun violence, “as we have seen around the world and the concerns of many Americans,” he said. a Secretary of the White House at the White House a Jen Psaki Monday.

Guns crime rates have skyrocketed in major cities, especially in the country’s largest city, New York. Shooting incidence rose 73% in May 2021 last year, as the COVID-19 epidemic subsided and New York reopened, according to a New York Police Department report quoted by CNN.

This weighs on voter opinion, according to a NY1 / Ipsos poll released on June 7 (PDF). The poll showed that 46% of voters see crime as their main concern, than affordable housing by 45% and COVID-19 by 32%.

Democrat Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department official and president of Brooklyn, said it was important to tackle crime, and voters seemed to be paying attention.

An Ipsos research The release on June 21 asked if voters might have seen Adams as the best fighter to fight crime.

The poll also shows that Adams leads a group of 11 Democratic candidates with 28% support.

Although a 50% reduction is needed to win, Adams is still well on his way to a new voting process in New York City, which allows New Yorkers to choose candidates according to their preferences, and then removes those in the lower ranks in several constituencies until the winner is elected .

New York City Democrat Eric Adams speaks at a campaign rally in Brooklyn, New York, June 11, 2021 [Brendan McDermid/Reuters]

Adams has spoken out against a call for “revenge police” which was disrupted after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was assassinated George Floyd, to say that it is a term that rich white people adopt.

Reimbursement agencies have called for the funds to be channeled to other social programs that focus on crime prevention by improving the quality of life.

Black areas do not agree with this approach. Adams, who is black, says more police are needed.

While New York State Attorney Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged Maya Wiley, who demanded NYPD for $ 1bn, Adams issued a statement condemning the pair for summoning police.

“It puts politics and politics at the forefront of public security and could endanger the lives of the people of New York,” he said.

A man holding a placard reading ‘Back the Blue’ at a Seattle rally for police and other law enforcement officials on July 15, 2020. The group met with the Black Lives Matter and other opposition groups [File: Ted S Warren/AP Photo]

But Ernesto Lopez, a researcher for the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), told Al Jazeera that while “budget cuts could reduce police crackdown on crime” and “further research shows that” retaliation “could reduce police interest, thereby reducing effective police presence. “,” is not really self-sufficient because this causes an increase [in violence]”.

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The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has agreed with Adams ‘views and said cities have “changed the keys to’Give the Police Back‘mob “, based on what is happening to Black Lives Matter (BLM) shows which erupted in the US after the death of Floyd.

The FOP sent a photo on May 25 showing “deadly numbers” in several major cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, PA and Portland, Oregon which has seen a dramatic 800% increase in murder rates since May 2021, the FOP said.

What do you think these cities are like?

In addition to having elected officials who do not perform their duties, leadership in both cities handed over the keys to the “Return of the Police” team. pic.twitter.com/rF5QLskXqE

– National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) (@GLFOP) May 25, 2021

Minneapolis and Portland were at the forefront of police reimbursement, but their police budgets were cut by 5% and 4%, respectively.

The increase in the number of homicides in Portland is staggering, but the number was 10 in May 2021, an increase from double in May 2020, according to to city data.

This is a jump of about 500%, said the Chicago Tribune.

Los Angeles is Chicago cutting their budgets at the same rate, about 5% in LA and 3% in Chicago. These statistics fall short of what security professionals want.

A man stands behind a Chicago crime tape, with a shotgun, south of Chicago, Illinois, July 26, 2020 [File: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters]

Chicago has seen an increase in violent crime. The deadliest day of 2021 occurred on June 15, when eight people were killed in a shootout with the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper.

But crime rates are rising throughout the US, even though police budgets are down, to remain stable or increasing. There is little evidence that reimbursement police departments have increased crime.

Houston and Nashville, two cities run by the Democratic mayor, increased their funding for the police last year. Houston has seen homicides rise by 35% as well as Nashville killings in January and February twice at the same time in 2020, according to almost common.

Crime researchers and other experts warn that the increase in crime is due to a number of factors. Some are moral and have been a part of humanity for generations. The effects of COVID-19 cannot be ignored, either.

CJC investigator Lopez said “I should also note that homicides were about 20% in the first half of 2020, before they died. George Floyd. ”

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While some have criticized the type of “police retaliation” for investing in community violence prevention programs, the Safe Streets program in Baltimore is showing promise.

The Safe Streets program describes itself as “an evidence-based, healthy program to address gun violence among young people”. The program at McElderry Park and Belair-Edison, two East Baltimore neighborhoods, is overseen by Living Classrooms.

“Safe Roads uses Outreach Workers to travel to the area and negotiate pre-violent disputes where they immediately take young people with problems or judges to join the program,” their website said.

A conference against the deaths of women and black girls murdered by police is being held in Baltimore at the seventh protest against racial and gender inequality on June 19, 2020. [File: Rosem Morton/Reuters]

The program reached 661 in 2020 and four of the 335 people killed in Baltimore that year took place in both regions, according to its website.

The call for action on crime came as the reliance on crime. Last June, 45% of people wanted to “maintain law and order” as opposed to 44% who wanted “freedom of protest”, a Ipsos poll found.

However, this idea has changed, according to an Ipsos poll since March, with 31% of respondents favoring the right to demonstrate and 45% wanting to maintain order and stability.

Police have been on trial for some time in the US. Conflicts between the police and human rights activists have been rampant since 2014 Michael Brown, a young unarmed black man, was shot dead by police in Ferguson, Missouri.

Public crying and demonstrations help to initiate the BLM movement. The killings have continued, as well as demonstrations. Reliance on law enforcement declined in the middle of last year, with the US witnessing incessant protests against apartheid and police brutality.

Instead of viewing the BLM as a factor contributing to crime, it should be seen as “a reflection of the current situation,” Lopez said.

“There is a strong investigative team that accepts it as a police sanction, and even if government approval, it goes down, crime can go up,” he added.

“Because of the lack of legitimacy, people are subject to the rule of law,” and “there is a lack of co-operation with the police. This prevents the police from investigating crime and arresting suspects.”