Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s reelection campaign is touting a poll they commissioned that found that the majority of Democratic primary voters see crime as a major concern, but most don’t place the blame on lenient district attorneys.
The survey, which polled 568 likely Democratic primary voters in Manhattan, found that 56% of respondents described crime as out-of-control or a major problem. A quarter of those attributed the crime rate to “poor management by the mayor” while 22% blamed district attorneys for allowing too many crimes to go unprosecuted. Roughly 21% blamed bail reform, and 13% attributed it to too few police on the street. (The margin of error in the poll is 4 percentage points.)
Crime and public safety are continually top concerns among voters in polls, though most major crimes trended down between 2023 and 2024, after spiking during the COVID-19 pandemic…