Reports
Grand Jury Report on Epidemic of Vehicular Violence 
A grand jury empaneled by D.A. Vance recommended extensive legislative and policy fixes to address the epidemic of vehicular violence that has killed 28 of our Manhattan neighbors year-to-date, and injured thousands more. The report led the D.A.’s Office to craft the Vehicular Violence Accountability Act.
Report on Smartphone Encryption and Public Safety: October 2019
Since November 2015, this Office has written annual reports on the subject of smartphone encryption, following decisions by Apple and Google in 2014 to render data on their devices completely inaccessible without a passcode. The reports have documented the harmful impact these private business decisions have had on criminal investigations andcriminal justice outcomes at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Ending the Prosecution of “Turnstile Jumping” (Q6)
Effective February 1, 2018, our office no longer prosecutes the overwhelming majority of subway theft of services cases. The office released statistics pertaining to the first 18 months of the policy.
Ending the Prosecution of Marijuana Smoking and Posession (Q4 Statistics)
Effective August 1, 2018 our office no longer prosecutes most marijuana smoking and low-level marijuana possession. The office released statistics pertaining to the first year of the policy.
Models for Innovation 2019
We released the second edition of the Office’s Models for Innovation Report, which highlights efforts to modernize our practice and implement reforms that reduce unnecessary incarceration and reshape the justice system.
Ending the Prosecution of Marijuana Smoking and Possession (Q3 Statistics)
Effective August 1, 2018 our office no longer prosecutes most marijuana smoking and low-level marijuana possession. The office released statistics pertaining to the first nine months of the policy.
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“Today’s sentencing proves that even in homicide cases, restorative justice is a meaningful way to empower survivors while offering both parties an opportunity to engage, understand, heal, and move forward," D.A. Vance said. https://t.co/MWsxyIsF9X
Our investment to #TestEveryKit solved a 2013 cold case in Portland, Oregon ⏬ https://t.co/bezKKkNEZI
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