NYC shootings more than doubled in April, anti-Asian hate crimes have skyrocketed 400% year-to-date: police

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The number of shootings reported in New York City in April more than double – skyrocketing by 166% compared to the same time last year, according to data released on Wednesday.

There were 149 shootings citywide last month, a jump of 93 incidents from those reported in April 2020, the New York Police Department, or NYPD, announces as part of its monthly crime statistics. Meanwhile, murders increased 15.8%, from 38 to 44, rapes were up 52.8% and felony assaults jumped from 1202 to 1630, or by 35.6%, police said. 

Earlier this month, the NYPD reported that 31 people were shot and six were killed during a single weekend, with 15 of those people being wounded in 14 shootings alone.

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Overall crime for the month was 30% higher than in April 2020. 

The NYPD made 223 gun arrests in the month of April, or eight more than those reported during the same month last year. 

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Meanwhile, attacks on Asian Americans have skyrocketed by 400% year-to-date, police said. As of May 2, police had investigated 80 reports of hate crimes against Asian American victims, compared to the 16 last year.