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Council Member Williams questions Chief Lipetri on percentage of gang-related shootings
2:27:06
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Council Member Jumaane Williams engages in a brief Q&A with NYPD Chief Michael Lipetri about the percentage of shootings related to gang activity. Lipetri confirms his belief that about 65-75% of shootings are gang-related, based on his 31 years of experience.
- Lipetri estimates 65-75% of shootings are gang-related
- This estimate is based on Lipetri's 31 years of experience in the NYPD
- Williams questions whether this percentage has changed over time
- Lipetri indicates that the percentage fluctuates
Jumaane Williams
2:27:06
I believe you said, sir, you thought that about seventy five percent of the shootings were gang related.
Michael LiPetri
2:27:12
Is that Sixty five.
Jumaane Williams
2:27:13
You said
Michael LiPetri
2:27:14
within It's my it's my feeling, yes, that that it's actually higher, yes.
Jumaane Williams
2:27:18
And that's because of your history working on it for how long?
Michael LiPetri
2:27:21
Yeah.
Jumaane Williams
2:27:21
For about how long?
Michael LiPetri
2:27:22
Thirty one years.
Jumaane Williams
2:27:23
And so has the gang database changed that percentage?
Yusef Salaam
2:27:26
I don't understand.
Jumaane Williams
2:27:27
Has the gang database changed the percentage of the shootings that are occurring in gangs and street crews?
Michael LiPetri
2:27:33
It it fluctuates.