A CBS New York investigation just unearthed a startling trend: arrests in murder cases across the U.S. are at a 50-year low. And when a murder victim is Black, their case is even more likely to remain unsolved. AliBaumanTV reports.
-- In a collaboration with CBS News, we examine a crime often going without punishment in our country.
In 2020, amid the pandemic, homicides spiked across the country, including here in New York City, while homicide arrests plummeted. "Between members out sick with COVID, being stretched with details and unrest, and then the increase in violence, you see a pretty substantial reduction in our clearance rates in homicides," he replied. According to FBI data, the NYPD's homicide clearance rate went from 86% in 2019 to 27% in 2020. However, the NYPD refutes those numbers.
According to data obtained and analyzed by CBS News, the national homicide clearance rate has been improving for cases involving white victims, but falling for Black and Hispanic murder victims. "Do you think the NYPD or detective unit needs more diversity to get that rate closer together?" Bauman asked.
While detectives collaborate on investigations, the NYPD has seen a rise in retirements and resignations since 2020. "You can't replace experience, that's tough. But some of our younger officers... They're very good, very young, which means they're very tech savvy, which we need that kind of experience to solve homicides," Essig replied.
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