NYC summons are mostly for petty nuisance crime[1]. Check the open data and you'll see that the largest category by a whole order of magnitude is for § 10-125 v

NYC summons are mostly for petty nuisance crime[1]. Check the open data and you'll see that the largest category by a whole order of magnitude is for § 10-125 violations, consumption of alcohol on the streets where prohibited[2]. I would argue that public consumption shouldn't be a crime, and enforcing it detracts from enforcing real crime. It also further criminalizes poverty. [1] https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Criminal-Court-Summons-Historic-/sv2w-rv3k https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Criminal-Co... [2] https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2006/new-york-city-administrative-code-new/adc010-125_10-125.html https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2006/new-york-city-adm...