Fact-checking claims made in GOP-led House panel hearing on crime in Manhattan

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Members on both sides issued declarations on where crime stands in Manhattan. Here's a look at what's factually correct:

The NYPD has reported increases in the number of felony assaultClaim: Republicans claimed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will not prosecute instances of resisting arrest. True?stating his office will no longer prosecute people charged with resisting arrest, considered a felony, so long as it was a standalone charge and not attached to any other felony charge. The memo added that if “someone is charged with a genuine crime and resists arrest, they can be prosecuted.

Claim: Rep. Adriano Espaillat of Manhattan said there have been zero murders in Manhattan’s 34th Precinct so far this year, a major departure from 30 years before when there were roughly 100 murders in one year.True. There have been zero murders so far within the 34th Precinct, which covers Washington Heights and Inwood, according to NYPD statistics. The 34th Precinct saw a total of five murders last year, a far cry from the 103 reported in the precinct in 1990.

Claim: Republicans claimed Bragg is backed by billionaire George Soros, who is known to contribute millions of dollars to left-leaning candidates and organizations.Soros did not directly give money to Bragg’s campaign but contributed $1 million to a political action committee that supported Bragg in his run for district attorney.

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