A U.S. flag is seen on Times Square in New York, the United States, May 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of people arrested in New York City three or more times a year for crimes such as robbery, burglary and grand larceny rose significantly during the first half of 2022, CNN has reported.
The number of defendants arrested at least three times for burglary through June has increased 142.5 percent compared with that of the same period in 2017, CNN reported earlier this month, citing New York City Mayor Eric Adams and police officials.
For shoplifting, they said, 899 people were arrested three times through June, a jump of 88.9 percent compared with 2017.
Nearly 25 percent of people arrested for burglary committed another felony within 60 days, compared with 8 percent in 2017, they added.
The officials said the city's "worst-of the worst recidivists" include an offender with 101 career arrests, 88 of them since 2020; another defendant out on parole after 57 arrests since 2020, including 23 for burglary; an offender now out on the street despite 63 arrests, including 13 for grand larceny and 39 arrests since 2020. ■