Criminal justice reforms recently enacted by the New York City government with the intent to take a lighter touch on low-level offenses have led to a dramatic reduction in the number of offenses being handled in criminal courts, according to a new report.

In the six months following the June 2017 implementation of a package of bills known as the Criminal Justice Reform Act, the report states, there was a roughly 90 percent decrease in the number of criminal summonses issued citywide for a group of low-level offenses that include public drinking, public urination, littering, excessive noise and violations of rules for city parks.  

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