>Are you suggesting rape and murder have the same causes as assaults and burglaries? They absolutely do - and the cause is having violent criminals running loo

>Are you suggesting rape and murder have the same causes as assaults and burglaries? They absolutely do - and the cause is having violent criminals running loose on the streets. The overwhelming majority of serious crime, from rape and murder to assault and burglary is committed by an extremely small number of people. When those people aren't removed from society after committing crimes, they are out on the street committing other crimes. As a resident of NY for over 4 decades I haven't seen the situation this bad since the bad old days of the 80s and 90s. The streets are littered with people booting up on the sidewalks, in midtown, in broad daylight. Aggressive "panhandlers" harass, threaten and assault passersby without fear of reproach or arrest. The fact that crimes are not being reported or prosecuted does not mean that there has been a reduction of crime - quite the opposite - which is abundantly apparent to anyone who lives here. Since the "no bail" law was passed as well as laws preventing people under 18 from being prosecuted as adults (among other things), there has been a massive spike in crime. In years passed, getting caught with an illegal gun, let alone using it in a crime, would mean automatic jail time. Today, that criminal is back out on the street in hours. There is a good reason that New Yorkers rejected Bill Deblasio's buddies in favor of former cop Eric Adams to be the next mayor - the city is a disaster zone.