Chamber joins SSDF’s Crime Risk Reduction Alliance

Chamber joins SSDF’s Crime Risk Reduction Alliance

The St. Lucia Social Development Fund has invited the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture to be part of its Crime Risk Reduction Program that involves the formation of Government Ministries and Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations. The SSDF views this alliance as a mechanism for collaborative multi-sectoral approach which drives the conceptualizing, planning, […]

Senator Kaplan Passes Resolution Proclaiming April 24-30 as “Crime Victims’ Rights Week” in the State of New York

Crime Victims' Rights Week in New York will be observed in conjunction with the observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which has been observed each April since 1981

Senator Kaplan Passes Resolution Proclaiming April 24-30 as “Crime Victims’ Rights Week” in the State of New York

Photo: Senator Anna M. Kaplan speaks on the resolution from the floor of the New York State Senate on April 26, 2022. ALBANY, NY (April 26, 2022) – Today, the New York State Senate passed a resolution, J.1812, authored by Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-North Hills) to proclaim April 24-30, 2022 as Crime Victims’ Rights Week in the […]

Brooklyn Records the Lowest Number of Homicides in 2018

Brooklyn Records the Lowest Number of Homicides in 2018

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that 2018 will end with the fewest number of homicides in Brooklyn since record-keeping began, beating last year’s historic low and dropping below 100 for the first time. At the same time, the number of misdemeanor defendants held in Rikers on bail declined by over 43% compared to […]