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Chair Feliz on felony assault victim relationship data

New York City Council · Sep 16, 2026 · starts 1:53:19 · 1 min 30 sec

Feliz resumes the second round asking about felony assault victim-offender relationships. Hout reports 40.5% strangers, with smaller percentages for boyfriends, acquaintances, ex-boyfriends, and mothers, and a large 'cannot be determined' category.

Oswald J. Feliz

We're gonna resume with a second round of questions.

Oswald J. Feliz

So I wanna start by going back to the topic related to felony assaults, and then I'll move on to some questions about the data in the Bronx and also subway crime.

Oswald J. Feliz

The felony assault, obviously a very serious crime.

Oswald J. Feliz

What percent...

Oswald J. Feliz

About the felony assault, I don't know if you have this in front of you, has been first degree felony assault versus second degree felony assault.

Oswald J. Feliz

If you don't, I know that's very specific.

Member of the Public - William Haut

We can get back to you on that one.

Member of the Public - William Haut

We can get back to you on that one.

Oswald J. Feliz

Okay.

Oswald J. Feliz

Any data on the percent of felony assaults where the victim is someone that they know versus someone who's a stranger?

Oswald J. Feliz

Random argument in the streets.

Member of the Public - William Haut

So looking at the population to the victim,

Member of the Public - William Haut

The stranger is about 40.5%.

Member of the Public - William Haut

A boyfriend is about 0.8%.

Member of the Public - William Haut

An acquaintance, 5.6%.

Member of the Public - William Haut

An ex-boyfriend, about 7.1%.

Member of the Public - William Haut

A mother, about 11%.

Member of the Public - William Haut

And cannot be determined is a lot.

Member of the Public - William Haut

It's 277%.

Member of the Public - William Haut

Increase.

Oswald J. Feliz

Okay, so the biggest is generally strangers, about 40%.

Member of the Public - William Haut

Yeah, strangers is 21,048.

Member of the Public - William Haut

Cannot be determined, 1,600.

Member of the Public - William Haut

Boyfriend, 13.

Member of the Public - William Haut

An acquaintance, 86.

Member of the Public - William Haut

An ex-boyfriend, 98.

Member of the Public - William Haut

And a mother, 65.