Q&A
Discussion on youth crime uptick and NYPD's initial response
2:59:23
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about the NYPD's response to an increase in youth crime. Chief Maddrey discusses the alarming trends in youth involvement in shootings and gun arrests across the city.
- NYPD has observed more shootings, gun arrests, and young victims of shootings citywide
- The department has implemented various youth programs, including two youth centers in Brooklyn and the Bronx
- Many precincts have officers running programs for young people, though more efforts are needed
Rita Joseph
2:59:23
Thank you, chair.
2:59:24
Just a quick question earlier when you talked about you saw an uptick in crime among young people.
2:59:31
Are you working in partnership with Project Pivot or any other Cure Violence group to make sure that you're addressing the needs of the young people?
2:59:37
And where do you see the uptick, and what's being done to address it?
Jeffrey Maddrey
2:59:44
Just overall, you see more shootings.
2:59:47
You see more gun arrests, you see more young people being the victims of shootings, and we're seeing this all over the city.
2:59:54
Do I work with the violence interrupters?
2:59:56
Absolutely.
2:59:57
I've been working with the violence interrupters for years years.
3:00:02
2011, 2010.
3:00:04
I've been probably one of the first commanding officers to really work with them.
3:00:09
Still work with them.
3:00:10
Just met with a couple of them recently asking to do a little bit more because we see what's going on with the violence.
3:00:19
The department itself, what we do for youth.
3:00:21
I mean, we have more programs than ever working with youth.
3:00:25
We have 2 youth centers now, 1 in Brooklyn, 1 in the Bronx that are open that we bring young people to.
3:00:31
And a lot of our precincts something we don't get credit for, a lot and a lot of our precincts, young they have officers who are doing things with young people.
3:00:41
One of your districts is a 67 and you remember what officer Barry did over there with young people.
3:00:46
I mean, she had one of the best programs in the city, officer Duhaney out in Queens.
3:00:50
I can name so many of them who are doing many programs working with young people.
3:00:54
Alright?
3:00:55
But we need to do more because we see young people being hurt at an alarming rate.
3:01:01
We just have to get to them, and we need everybody's help to get
Rita Joseph
3:01:04
to them.
