Question: are murders up in nyc?
Answer: Murder is up +23.1% (181 v. 147) for the first six months of 2020 when compared to the first six months of 2019. There were 205 citywide shooting incidents in June 2020, compared to 89 shooting incidents in June 2019, a 130.3% increase. ... 4,943) year-to-date through June 30.