Is crime up or down in Syracuse? A mid-year look at killings, car thefts and new strategies

Shooting Syracuse, June 5, 2024

Syracuse police at the scene of a shooting in the 100 block of Steuben Street on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.Tima Cobb | tcobb@syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — Violent crime is down but property crime is up in Syracuse in 2024.

Those are two takeaways in a Syracuse.com comparison of the city’s crime from the first six months of 2023 vs. this year’s start. There’s good news and bad in the numbers.

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