{"id":1727109,"date":"2022-11-05T06:08:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T10:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1727109"},"modified":"2022-11-07T01:51:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T06:51:25","slug":"kathy-hochul-says-rising-crime-is-a-myth-as-stats-on-screen-display-showing-it-up-31-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kathy-hochul-says-rising-crime-is-a-myth-as-stats-on-screen-display-showing-it-up-31-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Hochul Says Rising Crime Is a Myth as Stats on Screen Display Showing It Up 31% in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkathy-hochul-says-rising-crime-is-a-myth-as-stats-on-screen-display-showing-it-up-31-in-nyc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1727109&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-2022-11-04T130820.327.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Who are you going to believe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kathy-hochul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Governor Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) or your own lying eyes?<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Hochul claimed that Republicans, such as her gubernatorial opponent Congressman Lee Zeldin, were lying about the amount of crime plaguing New York over the past year. Her remarks came even as CNN displayed data showing that overall crime was up 31% from October 2021 \u2013 October 2022 in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause they\u2019re being dishonest about it,\u201d Hochul said when asked why GOP candidates are gaining grounds in polls while talking about crime. \u201cThey\u2019re not having a conversation about real solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Hochul acknowledged that crime is a problem in New York City, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/04\/politics\/kathy-hochul-lee-zeldin-gop-crime\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> that the real issue was the number of guns on the street and that Republicans were \u201ctough on crime, but soft on guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not going to give anyone any comfort,\u201d Hochul said of the crime data. \u201cIt says we still have a problem, I understand that, but let\u2019s talk about real answers and not just give everybody all these platitudes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her segment alongside data showing New York City crime rising in every section except murder can be seen here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) saying Republicans &#8220;are being dishonest&#8221; about crime rising in New York on a split screen with the actual rising crime statistics is like a perfect visual metaphor for her entire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYGov?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NYGov<\/a> campaign.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SD8tmvdOWQ\">pic.twitter.com\/SD8tmvdOWQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RRH Elections (@RRHElections) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RRHElections\/status\/1588572143822209024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier in the week, the governor also accused Republicans of being \u201cmaster manipulators\u201d on this topic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have this conspiracy going all across America to try to convince people in Democratic states they\u2019re not as safe,\u201d she claimed. \u201cWell guess what? They\u2019re not only election deniers, they\u2019re data deniers. The data shows that murders and shootings in our state are down by 15%, down almost 20% on Long Island where Lee Zeldin lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As documented by the New York Post, the data show that violence is surging in New York City, regardless of what Hochul says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026citywide murders last year were <em>67%<\/em>\u00a0<em>higher<\/em> than in 2017, and that, though they\u2019ve fallen slightly this year, other crimes continue to soar,\u201d The Post recently <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/10\/31\/gov-hochul-youre-the-real-data-denier-on-surging-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. \u201cAs of Sunday, rapes in Gotham were up 10.9% over last year, robberies 32.4%, grand larcenies 38.5% and car thefts 34.5%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the litany of crimes committed without firearms, Hochul believes that laws which weaken the Second Amendment and eliminate concealed carry in New York are necessary to reduce lawlessness.<\/p>\n<p>When previously asked for data showing that legal concealed carry holders are committing crimes, Hochul was defiant that she didn\u2019t need any numbers to back up her claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you have the numbers to show that it\u2019s the concealed carry permit holders that are committing crimes?\u201d one reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t need to have numbers,\u201d she claimed. \u201cI don\u2019t need to have a data point to say this. I know that I have a responsibility for this state to have sensible gun safety laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anne: Do you have numbers to show that it\u2019s the concealed carry permit holders that are committing crimes? <\/p>\n<p>Hochul: I don\u2019t need to have numbers. I don\u2019t need to have a data point to say this. I know that I have a responsibility for this state to have sensible gun safety laws. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NiCp7POO88\">pic.twitter.com\/NiCp7POO88<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anne McCloy (@AnneMcCloyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnneMcCloyNews\/status\/1542285958703366146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Critics say that New York\u2019s bail reform law signed in 2019 is partly to blame for the overall rise in crime. That law banned cash bail except for the \u201cmost serious misdemeanors and felonies.\u201d Politico explained state judges cannot hold defendants based on their \u201cperceived dangerousness\u201d and are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/08\/24\/new-york-democrats-bail-reform-00052207#:~:text=New%20York%20passed%20the%20sweeping,ensuring%20defendants%20return%20to%20court.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">required<\/a> to use the \u201cleast restrictive means\u201d of ensuring charged individuals return to court.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the dangers of such a policy, a New York mother was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/01\/ny-man-sprung-on-no-bail-in-facebook-posted-beating-guns-down-wife-cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed<\/a> by her estranged husband who was let out of jail without bail despite being arrested for beating her.<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Hochul has defended that policy, claiming that crime is rising everywhere else in the nation. Of course, what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/crime-and-justice\/report\/the-blue-city-murder-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she leaves out<\/a> is that other leftist policies in blue cities can explain that data as well.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are you going to believe, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) or your own lying eyes?On Friday, Hochul claimed that Republicans, such as her gubernatorial opponent Congressman Lee Zeldin, were lying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1727112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1727109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1727109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1727112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1727109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1727109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1727109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}