Shooting incidents in most large upstate New York cities have decreased substantially over the last five years, according to new data from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.
A monthly shooting activity report from its Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative found that shooting incidents involving injury or death decreased have so far decreased in 2024 when compared to a five-year average from 2019-2023.
The data does not include shooting incidents that authorities determined to be non-criminal, like an accidental discharge or “justifiable homicide,” which is deadly force used in self defense or defense of others…