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rape statistics
Coverage of rape statistics in the Nexus archive.
- Mamdani roasted over assertion that higher NYC rapes come from ‘expanded definition’
Mamdani argued that the NYPD has reported the lowest murder and shooting numbers in its history and suggested that rape statistics require contextualization. He attributed higher reported rapes in New York City to an 'expanded definition'.
- Mayor Mamdani interview sparks disagreement over rape statistics
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's interview about a rise in rape reports to the NYPD has sparked online disagreement. NYPD data shows a 6.6% increase in rape reports over the past year and a 30% increase over the past two years.