October shootings in New York in the United States rose sharply year on year
CNN : citing data released by the New York City Police Department on the 3rd, in the past October, a total of 137 shootings occurred in New York City, an increase of 121% over the same period last year; at the same time, the total number of guns involved The number of crimes reached 502, a year-on-year increase of 102%.
The data also shows that there have been about 1,300 shootings in New York this year, and the total number of gun crimes is about 3,300, an increase of 94% and 15% respectively over the same period last year.
The latest research shows that since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia in the United States, gun crimes have become the norm throughout the United States, especially in large cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston.
Fearing about the epidemic, violence and social unrest, many people have bought guns. Among them, the increase in the number of African Americans buying guns is particularly obvious, and police violent law enforcement is also one of the main factors that motivate them to buy guns.