NYC rape stats up because rape got properly defined
New York expanded its legal definition of rape in 2024 to include oral and anal sexual conduct, not just vaginal penetration. More survivors came forward, some reporting older assaults. Result: official rape numbers increased.
So Mamdani explained the increase accurately. The response was bad faith outrage anyway. Standard move: expand a definition to capture what was always happening, crime appears to spike, then act shocked and angry at the jurisdiction for... properly measuring harm.
Mamdani roasted over assertion that higher NYC rapes come from 'expanded definition' https://trib.al/RKTLLYJ
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