Crime has plummeted alongside East 14th Avenue — and all it took was a stabbing spree.
Since an obvious lunatic stabbed three folks on East 14th Avenue close to Avenue A in June, killing a 38-year-old man and leaving two others critically harm, felony crimes on the block have fallen greater than 57%, in response to knowledge offered by Mayor Adams’ workplace.
Within the 28-day interval ending Oct. 13, there have been six incidents, in comparison with 14 incidents for a similar time interval in 2023, the info confirmed.
Total thus far in 2024, felony crimes, which embody murders, burglaries and felony assault, plummeted 12.5% in comparison with the identical timeframe in 2023.
Calls to 911 in regards to the troubled space have fallen practically 34% over the 28-day interval in comparison with the identical time in 2023, whereas 311 calls are down roughly 44%, the mayor’s workplace mentioned.
“The simple progress on 14th Avenue demonstrates the confirmed success of our community-driven, multi-agency method to quality-of-life and public security issues,” Adams mentioned.
After the stabbing, the town launched a multi-agency operation in August, putting in NYPD each day foot posts on East 14th Avenue, rising trash decide up and beefing up homeless outreach.
