ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Mayor Malik Evans says Rochester is seeing the lowest number of shootings in more than eight years, but the city still has a long way to go.
Evans gave a public safety update at Rochester City Hall on Thursday. He said collaboration between the Rochester Police Department and other local and state government agencies is helping to address crime. That includes collaboration between RPD and other law enforcement agencies, along with other community organizations.
In the past 365 days, the Rochester Police Department has recorded 150 shootings. That’s the lowest 365-day shooting total since Dec. 14, 2018, and marks a 95% decline from the peak in 2021 and 2022. Evans said these numbers show progress, but no level of gun violence is acceptable.
“I’m gratified by these numbers, but I’m still not satisfied. I want to be at zero,” Evans said. “I’m gratified because they continue to show confirmation that our strategies to reduce gun violence, our strategies of prevention, intervention, and suppression, are working. But I’m not satisfied because no level of gun violence will ever be satisfactory or acceptable.”
Evans says he plans to continue the city’s gun violence state of emergency, which gives him “broad powers to protect life and property.” According to RPD’s Open Data Portal, shootings and homicides are lower this year compared to the same period last year.
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