Northern Bronx suffers 30% spike in violent crime since electing 'defund the police' socialist Rep. Bowman



Democratic socialist Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) was elected to represent New York's 16th Congressional District on December 29, 2020. His district, encompassing most if not all of precincts 45, 47, and 50 in the Northern Bronx region, has seen a marked spike in violent crime this year.

Fox News noted that so far in 2022, there have already been 3,396 violent crimes reported in these three precincts, whereas the total number in 2021 was 2,609. Violent crimes include rape, robbery, felonious assault, and murders committed with a firearm.

This spike in violent crime constitutes approximately a 30% rise over last year's figures.

Precinct 50 alone has witnessed a 73.8% overall increase this year, up 185% since Bowell's election in 2020.

On a list of the precincts in the Bronx with the most murders, Bowman's 47th ranks fourth highest.

Statistics indicate worsening crime elsewhere in Bowman's district. The city of Mount Vernon, for instance, has seen a 39.4% total increase, with 80.4% more grand and petit larceny and twice as many rapes. In July, Mount Vernon saw a 260% increase in robberies.

Shortly after his election, Bowman wrote, concerning American law enforcement: "A system this cruel and inhumane can't be reformed. Defund the police, and defund the system that's terrorizing our communities."

\u201cWe're fighting in your memory, Tamir. You won't be forgotten.\n\nA system this cruel and inhumane can't be reformed. Defund the police, and defund the system that's terrorizing our communities.\u201d
— Jamaal Bowman (@Jamaal Bowman) 1609281928

On February 12, 2021, Bowman reiterated his desire to defund the police, claiming that upon doing so, "we need to scrutinize the ones that remain with the full force of the law."

Bowman, also an advocate for reparations, had previously defined his terms: "Defund the police means defund the occupation of black bodies and the militarization of our communities."

In July 2020, around the time Bowman declared, "We don't need to hire more police," former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio cut approximately $1 billion from the NYPD's 2021 operating budget. According to the Citizens Budget Commission, the department thus incurred $322 million in cuts. The NYPD's head count was consequently reduced by 1,163 uniformed officers. By last estimate, the NYPD's authorized uniformed headcount stands at 34,771.

Despite his calls to defund the police, Bowman reportedly requested increased police presence at his home for a period of two weeks after the January 6 incident at the Capitol.

Brutal video shows wheelchair-bound Bronx man beaten, pulled to the ground, and robbed



Authorities in New York City are looking for a group of suspects who were caught on camera assaulting a wheelchair-bound man in the Bronx, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday.

What are the details?

The incident took place on Nov. 8 in the early hours of the morning after the 39-year-old male victim engaged in a verbal dispute with an unidentified female.

The woman, according to authorities, stormed off after the argument and then returned with a group of at least three men.

Surveillance video from outside a Bronx bodega captured the moment the group approached the victim — whose fists were raised in defense — and began punching him in the head.

The group eventually dragged him out of his wheelchair, and while he was on the ground, the group — including the woman — continued to punch, stomp, and kick the man.

Authorities said that the group fled with the man's backpack, which contained $800 in cash and an iPhone 13.

Despite suffering bruises related to the incident, the man refused medical attention.

The man's attackers have yet to be captured at the time of this reporting, and anyone with information on the attack is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.

Content warning: disturbing footage:

WANTED for ROBBERY: Do you know them? On 11/8/21 at approx 2:25 AM, in front of 267 Tremont Ave in the Bronx, three men and one woman assaulted a 39-year-old male in a wheelchair, then removed his property. Any info? DM @NYPDTips, or anonymously call them at 800-577-TIPS.pic.twitter.com/bImnUcef6v
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPD NEWS) 1637672550

Anything else to know about this?

A similar incident took place in August when a group approached another wheelchair-bound man and assaulted him outside of another storefront.

This crime was also caught on camera.

According to reports, a pair of robbery suspects approached the man in the evening hours outside a local business.

Footage of the attack showed the two suspects pulling the victim's chair onto he sidewalk and forcing him to turn over his cell phone and $100.

Video showed at least one of the men grabbing the victim by his wrists and dragging him out of the wheelchair as the victim attempted to fight back.

The victim was struck several times during the incident before the suspects ran off.

No arrests were made in connection to the attack.