Bill O'Reilly on NYC Shootings Decline and Liberal District Attorneys

NYC Shootings Decline

• 💡 Shootings are down in New York City, with the first seven months of the year recording the lowest number of shooting incidents and victims in history.
• 📈 Major crime, including burglaries, felony assaults, robberies, and grand larceny, also continues to decline citywide.
• ⚠️ Despite the positive trend, the gross incidents of shootings remain high, with 412 incidents and 489 victims in the first seven months of 2025.

Police Commissioner's Strategy

• 🎯 Police Commissioner Tish is credited with a quiet but effective strategy of deploying detectives and officers in plain clothes and uniform to areas with high gang activity.
• 📍 These deployments target public housing, certain subway areas, and violent crime hotspots like the Bronx and Bed-Stuy.
• 🤝 The presence of visible police is seen as a deterrent, making gang members less likely to engage in violence.

Arrests and Prosecutions

• 🚔 So far this year, 347 gang members and associates have been arrested on gun charges, with 236 illegal guns seized.
• ⚖️ A significant flaw in the justice system is highlighted: most arrested individuals will not be prosecuted due to liberal District Attorneys.
• 🗣️ The DA's are described as not caring about street violence and being reluctant to prosecute minority criminals to the full extent of the law.

Crime Reduction Strategies

• 🗺️ The NYPD has implemented a system of 72 deployment zones across 59 communities, with an additional 2,000 officers assigned to these areas.
• 🚫 The effectiveness of