Summary:
"So considering what a patsy your metropolis is now, it's hard to believe any of you are going to be alarmed at what some young people in the Lower East Side are telling us--that actually, for them, this town is still a jungle. Compared to the high-crime years of the late [19]'80s and early [19]'90s, the Lower East Side has far fewer serious reported crimes, according to police statistics. On the other hand, comparing 2008 to 2009, there were some increases here and there. Felony assaults in the 7th Precinct jumped by 40 percent last year [2009]. Grand larcenies increased, as did rapes. Assaults in the 5th Precinct were up compared to 2007. And the 13th Precinct saw a rise in burglaries. The number of neighborhood kids 15 or younger sent to the city juvenile justice system rose from 38 in 2008 to 54 in 2009. Typically, about half of those admissions were on robbery or assault charges." (Village Voice) This article provides an in-depth summary of gang-related youth crime in the Lower East Side of New York City.
Citation :
Rayman, Graham. "Violence of the Lambs." Village Voice 13 June 2010. SIRS Researcher. Web. 5 May 2011. <http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SLOMAHS-0-9558&artno=0000302973&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Gangs&title=Violence%20of%20the%20Lambs&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N>.
New York has been an area of gang violence for decades. From the mob, to immigrant conflicts. This magazine article replays in depth, reoccurring violence that has only been said to "increase from then, to now."
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my magazine articles sources. :)