Since Jan. 1 through Aug. 13, the city has seen 3,365 nonfatal stabbings, compared to 2,666 four years ago.
The number is also up 5% from the same period last year, which saw 3,208 nonfatal incidents of knife violence.
“You stop [someone with a knife] and they say, ‘I carry it for work.’ It’s probably a bullsh-t answer. . . . It’s like they know what to say to avoid being arrested. And they know even if you do arrest them, it’s a summons. . . . They know no one’s going to jail for that.Richard Harbus/POOLExperts blamed left-wing reforms enacted pre-pandemic for the soaring stats.
Rideout was arrested on June 20 and is currently being held without bail in Rikers on three felony assault charges. Another reason criminals like knives is because they can be hidden — up until the moment of attack.
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