You have watched since the summer of 2020 when radical progressives unleashed the #DEFUNDTHEPOLICE movement on America, sparking riots and looting and what has since become a constant wave of crime. The saddest and most dangerous part of the trend is the uptick in youth crime that has come with it, especially in America’s big blue blob cities. In New York City, for instance, youth crime spiked by 42%, according to the city’s YouthStat crime records. Not only are young people committing more crimes, they’re also the victims of more crimes. Hannah E. Meyers explains at City Journal, writing:
In 2020, then–newly appointed NYPD Assistant Commissioner for Youth Strategies Kevin O’Connor, passionate about harnessing data in order to protect children, instituted weekly YouthStat reports. Resembling the department’s public-facing CompStat reports but in greater depth, the YouthStat reports track youth arrests and youth victimizations. They also tally how many of these incidents are domestic complaints, how many happened in public housing or transit systems, and how many occur by precinct. The reports are comprehensive and can span roughly 250 pages. They remain virtually unknown, even by many within the department, but together, with scraps of information gleaned from other agencies, they reveal an unfolding nightmare.
Last year, 4,843 New Yorkers under 18 were victims of the seven major crimes—a 15 percent increase over 2022, or 631 more incidents, including 254 more qualifying as domestic crimes. Worse, the numbers mark a rise of greater than 60 percent since 2020, or 1,823 more victims. More than 500 youth victimizations last year took place in public housing and 100 in the transit system. And while the number of young victims of murder dipped over 2022 and 2023 and shootings fell in 2023, child killings were heading, by mid-2024, for their highest total in years. Youths are also getting slashed and stabbed at rates 116 percent higher than in 2021. Just last year, these incidents swelled 45 percent; that’s 143 more such attacks. A telling indicator of unsafe lives, instances of children running away or going missing have risen by a third over the past few years—1,522 more disappeared last year than in 2021, and that number has grown again in 2024.
Children aren’t just getting hurt; they’re hurting others. In 2023, 4,798 youths were arrested for infractions encompassing the seven index crimes, a 42 percent jump over 2022. Nearly 100 of these episodes occurred in public housing and 113 in the transit system. Over a quarter more of the crimes took place within domestic settings than in the previous year. Youth arrests for rape were up 84 percent last year over 2020, and they’re up nearly another 10 percent in 2024, year-to-date. Almost 250 more felony assault youth arrests occurred last year than just the year before, a 27 percent escalation. And by July 2024, felony assaults had risen another 15 percent year-to-date—a rate that, if it continues, would mean 1,279 felony assault arrests by Christmas. This would be a 116 percent spike over 2021.
There’s more. Youth arrests for misdemeanor assault (think: sucker-punching) have also surged. Last year, the number reached 1,088 arrests. These kinds of arrests are up another 16 percent in 2024—and are on track to reach 75 percent over 2021. Grand larceny youth arrests (phone and purse snatches, say, or shoplifting) have swelled 113 percent over 2021. This includes an 81 percent increase in 2023, to 736 arrests. And they are up again 40 percent this year, heading toward a 1,030 total. Youth arrests for auto thefts last year were also double the auto thefts in 2021.
Action Line: It’s no wonder Americans are fleeing from big blue blob cities into rural towns across the country. Politicians in New York City and other big blue blobs care more about their own political agendas than protecting the cities they serve. Don’t be a victim. Get your gun and your training now. And if you can find a better America with Your Survival Guy’s 2024 Super States. Click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.
