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Domestic violence as a significant driver of crime
4:39:53
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DA McMahon identifies domestic violence as a persistent and underrated driver of crime in Staten Island, contributing to increases in rape incidents and felony assaults.
- Domestic violence contributed to a 40% increase in rape incidents last year
- It also drove the majority of felony assaults in the borough
- McMahon requests continued Dove allocations to support the Domestic Violence Bureau and Victim Services Unit
Michael McMahon
4:39:53
Our borough, New York City as a whole, need the uniformed personnel and detectives and leadership, staffing necessary to prevent, deter, and investigate crime.
4:40:05
A persistent but underrated significant driver of crime on Staten Island and one where we as a city must dedicate more resources to combating is domestic violence, a terrible reality that impacts far too many families and we know goes widely unreported or underreported.
4:40:24
On Staten Island, domestic violence helped to drive a significant increase more than 40% in incidents of rape last year, as well as the majority of felony assaults committed in our borough.
4:40:37
And while we will always do everything we can to support survivors and hold domestic, dangerous domestic abusers accountable in the courtroom, we once again ask that our city council members support the lifesaving work of our domestic violence bureau and victim services unit with continued Dove allocations.