Stand Up To Violence (SUV), NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi’s successful CureViolence program, will be hosting their annual stakeholders event on Wednesday, April 21, at 6 p.m., during which the work of dedicated community partners in this regard will be acknowledged, the progress made over the past year will be displayed, and the plan for peace in the year ahead will be discussed.

 

Present at the event will be NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi’s Stand Up To Violence (SUV) team, Pastor Jay Gooding, Assembly Member Nathalia Fernández, and other honored guests. The presentation and awards will be handed out in a safe, COVID-compliant environment.

 

As reported by Norwood News, according to the latest NYPD crime statistics, the Bronx has recorded 28 homicides in 2021, year to date, compared with 22 during the same time period in 2020. Police crime statistics also show that 97 people have been shot in the Bronx so far this year, compared with 49 during the same time period last year.

 

In the 52nd precinct, which covers Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights, there has been one murder so far in 2021, as reported by Norwood News, while none were recorded during the same period in 2020. Meanwhile, there have been nine shooting victims in the precinct so far in 2021, versus three during the same period last year.  In terms of hate crimes, one has been reported in the precinct so far this year versus none for the same time period last year.

 

In the 50th precinct, which covers Riverdale, Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, and Spuyten Duyvil, and includes Wave Hill and Cortlandt Park, to date, there have been no murders in 2021, while one was recorded during the same period in 2020. There has been one shooting victim in the precinct, versus three during the same time period last year. Meanwhile, hate crimes were equal, with one hate crime reported so far in the precinct in 2021 and one having been recorded during the same time period last year.

In the 47th precinct, which covers Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, and Woodlawn Cemetary, there had been one murder recorded in 2021, as of April 11, versus six in 2020 during the same time period. In terms of shooting victims, there have been 12 in the precinct, year to date, versus five during the same period last year. There were no hate crimes recorded in the precinct in 2020, and none have been reported in 2021, so far.

 

On Monday, April 18, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced the creation of a new hate crime review panel, a partnership with a diverse panel of community leaders as part of the NYPD’s efforts to curb hate crimes.

 

A number of gun buyback events were held in the borough last year in efforts to remove guns from the streets, as reported by Norwood News, in addition to a number of separate anti-gun violence rallies, including one last October in Bedford Park.

 

Meanwhile, we also reported in January how one Bronx based anti gun violence advocate was arrested and charged in January 2021 with fatally shooting a man last summer.

 

More recently, the 52nd precinct is employing a new tactic when it comes to addressing and attempting to curb gun violence in one concentrated grid of blocks in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx by organizing clean-ups, addressing quality of life issues, and more recently, by organizing a jobs fair.

 

Last year, in the lead-up to the presidential election, we also, in conjunction with with WFUV and BronxNet, as part of a five-part election related series, looked at the general topic of crime and criminal justice in the Bronx.

 

Wednesday’s event will take place at Bronxwood International Church, 3232 Lurting Avenue, Bronx NY, 10469, located in the East Bronx. The event is open to the public.