Intrastate and Interstate Cooperation among Local, State and Federal Agencies Producing Results
Total Seizures Across New York State Increased 20 Percent from January Through July 2022 When Compared to First Seven Months of Last Year
Individuals Injured by Gunfire Decreased 12 Percent in Communities Participating in State-Funded Gun Involved Violence Elimination Initiative and 11 Percent in New York City
140 Percent Increase in New York State Police Gun Seizures Between August 2021 to July 2022 Compared to August 2020 to July 2021
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that police agencies have removed 6,007 illegal guns from communities across New York State during the first seven months of the year, a 20 percent increase when compared to the same timeframe in 2021. Joined by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Steven Dettelbach prior to a meeting of the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns, Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers about her administration's comprehensive efforts to stem the flow of illegal guns, reduce gun violence and save lives. ATF Director Dettelbach touted the Task Force as a national model for other regions in the country to follow.
"My administration is laser focused on stopping the devastation caused by gun violence in communities across the state, and we continue to take bold action to face this crisis head on," Governor Hochul said. "This record number of gun seizures is the result of an unprecedented, nation-leading coordinated response among dedicated law enforcement professionals on the local and federal levels. I'd rather be in the crime prevention business than the crime solving business, and thanks to the first-of-its-kind Interstate Gun Task Force, that's exactly what we are doing together."
Governor Hochul also announced that New York State Police seized 1,468 guns from August 2021 to July 2022: the highest number in the history of the agency. This represents a 140 percent increase when compared to August 2020 to July 2021, when the State Police seized 612 guns.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Steven Dettelbach said, "This Task Force has what is needed to make a difference- and ATF, through our Crime Gun Intelligence Centers, our eTrace crime gun tracing system, and NIBIN- is committed to providing our law enforcement partners the actionable intelligence and leads needed to identify the trigger-pullers who terrorize our communities and the firearm trafficking networks that illegally supply them with guns."
The Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns has fostered significant cooperation and collaboration among local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont since its creation earlier this year. Task Force members convened for the fourth time this morning to discuss data, intelligence, strategies and other tactics critical to their ongoing efforts to address the increase in gun violence that has occurred in New York and the nation since early 2020. The next meeting will occur next month in New Jersey.
Governor Hochul also announced that New York State Police seized 1,468 guns from August 2021 to July 2022: the highest number in the history of the agency. This represents a 140 percent increase when compared to August 2020 to July 2021, when the State Police seized 612 guns.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Steven Dettelbach said, "This Task Force has what is needed to make a difference- and ATF, through our Crime Gun Intelligence Centers, our eTrace crime gun tracing system, and NIBIN- is committed to providing our law enforcement partners the actionable intelligence and leads needed to identify the trigger-pullers who terrorize our communities and the firearm trafficking networks that illegally supply them with guns."
The Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns has fostered significant cooperation and collaboration among local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont since its creation earlier this year. Task Force members convened for the fourth time this morning to discuss data, intelligence, strategies and other tactics critical to their ongoing efforts to address the increase in gun violence that has occurred in New York and the nation since early 2020. The next meeting will occur next month in New Jersey.
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