{"id":40509,"date":"2026-05-22T15:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=40509"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:48:23","slug":"governor-hochul-announces-sustained-progress-in-the-ongoing-fight-against-gun-violence-as-shootings-fall-64-percent-since-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/40509","title":{"rendered":"Governor Hochul announces sustained progress in the ongoing fight against gun violence as shootings fall 64 percent since 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: Governor Kathy Hochul announced sustained progress in the ongoing fight against gun violence during the first four months of 2026 compared to the same time last year in communities participating in the State\u2019s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

New data from the Division of Criminal Justice Services DCJS shows shooting incidents with injury dropped 17 percent, the number of shooting victims declined 19 percent, and the number of individuals killed by a firearm decreased 43 percent. At the same time, there were no firearm-related homicides in 18 of the 28 GIVE communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew Yorkers are safer today because of our continued investments in proven, data-driven strategies that are helping reduce gun violence and save lives,\u201d\u00a0Governor Hochul said.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone deserves to live free from the scourge of gun violence. As we work to continue this progress across communities that experience gun violence, my administration will continue to support the hard work of law enforcement, community organizations and local leaders on the front lines of this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The police departments participating in GIVE are on the front lines of fighting gun violence outside of New York City, with the 28 participating agencies collectively accounting for about 90 percent of violent crimes involving firearms and 85 percent of all violent crime reported outside the five boroughs.<\/p>\n

Compared to the first four months of 2021, the reductions are even more significant. Shooting incidents with injury declined 64 percent, from 324 to 116 incidents. Shooting victims decreased 66 percent, from 373 to 127, and firearm-related murders dropped 66 percent, from 61 to 21 deaths. These positive trends in GIVE communities follow last year\u2019s all-time low numbers for all three shooting data points, which the state began collecting in 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder Governor Hochul\u2019s leadership, New York State has continued to make strategic investments that are helping reduce gun violence and save lives. Every decline in violence means more families kept whole, more children growing up in safer neighborhoods and more communities able to thrive free from the fear and trauma caused by gun violence. These results reflect the commitment of law enforcement, community organizations and local leaders working together every day to build a safer New York for everyone,\u201d said Division of Criminal Justice Services Commissioner Rossana Rosado.<\/p>\n

Gun violence in Buffalo and Rochester also continued to decline significantly. The Buffalo Police Department reported four firearm-related murders during the first four months of 2026, compared to 10 during the same period last year and 25 in 2021.<\/p>\n

Buffalo also saw a 32 percent decrease in shooting incidents with injury and a 34 percent decline in shooting victims compared to 2025. Compared to 2021, shooting incidents with injury and shooting victims each declined by more than 75 percent.<\/p>\n

The Rochester Police Department reported one firearm-related murder during the first four months of 2026, compared to eight during the same period last year and 13 in 2021.<\/p>\n

Rochester also saw an 18 percent decrease in shooting incidents with injury and a 16 percent decline in shooting victims compared to 2025. Compared to 2021, shooting incidents with injury declined 61 percent and shooting victims fell 63 percent.<\/p>\n

Administered by DCJS, the GIVE initiative provides more than $36 million to participating police departments, district attorneys\u2019 offices, probation departments, and sheriffs\u2019 offices, and training and technical assistance that supports a comprehensive approach to addressing gun violence, combining data-driven policing, focused deterrence, street outreach, youth engagement and community-based violence prevention strategies.<\/p>\n

Since taking office, Governor Hochul has committed more than $3 billion to public safety initiatives that are contributing to results statewide.<\/p>\n

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