The number of people shot surged 154 percent two weeks ago -- to 56 from 22 over the same week last year -- and spiked 28 percent in the last month. Last week tallied another increase in victims -- 22 people had been hit through Friday, including the three victims gunned down outside a Brooklyn school Friday. Last year, only 17 shooting victims were logged for the entire week. The recent gunplay has now pushed the number of shooting victims this year slightly above last yearâs tragic tally -- to 1,484 from 1,451 -- through Oct. 16. Four high-ranking cops point the finger at Occupy Wall Street protesters, saying their rallies pull special crime-fighting units away from the hot zones where theyâre needed. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/...wo_weeks_rajGrOA0bMpTBslidEUgOI#ixzz1bjorfu9e
I thought crime was going up because the Repubs in Congress didn't pass Obama's public sector employee stimulus/jobs program?