BUFFALO, N.Y. — The City of Buffalo is seeing the benefits of New York State’s anti-violence program, according to the state.
Shooting incidents with injury in Buffalo dropped 25 percent in the first seven months of 2025, according to new data released by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that overall, communities participating in the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) program saw a 14 percent decline in shooting incidents with injury and a 21 percent decrease in shooting deaths compared to the same period in 2024…