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Darius Aldamuy

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 Have you ever wondered how the violence in East Harlem has changed over the last 20 years? If you continue to read this essay you will find out a lot about how East Harlem changed. Have you ever heard of the innocence killing of a by stander? Violence in East Harlem has changed over the last 20 years for the following three reasons: Gang violence, more  homicides   and increased shoot outs.  Gang violence has contributed to the increase of violence in East Harlem because gang violence has caused many innocent by standers death. Much of the Gang Violence is usually shoot outs and fights. A young boy named Scotty Scott was killed in 2008 just innocently by standing a gang shoot out.

 The NYC Homicide rate was the lowest of all time in 2008. Now that it has been so easy to get a gun a lot of children that have been bullied, have killed their self. Most of the homicides have been from Gun fire, or Knifes. Homicides can be predicted if guns were made less easily available.   The increasing of shoot out has caused the Violence in East Harlem to rise because shoot outs can happen at any moment, they are never expected. Shoot outs between cops and gang members have happened a lot. I have actually witnessed a shoot out between Police Officers and Gang members. On April 12, 2012 an armed robbery had taken place on 119 1st avenue, the robber was shot fatally by Police Officers. Witnesses say that the robber had a part of his head missing, he had a large head wound that caused a lot of blood.  In conclusion Crime in East Harlem has rose over the last twenty years for the three reasons above. Gang Violence, Homicides, and Increase of Shoot Outs. I think that a way we can get crime to stop in our neighborhood we could pass more gun laws, we could have a more increase of on street police officers. One main thing we could have is a Gang Task Force group of police officers. If we do not have the three ideas I listed above, The crime in East Harlem will continue to rise and more Gang violence, Homicides, and Increase of Shoot Outs will continue to rise.