# More and more teen killers — blame NY’s Raise the Age law for cultivating crime

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/more-and-more-teen-killers-blame-nys-raise-the-age-law-for-cultivating-crime/
- Published: 2026-11-11T23:47:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T00:26:39+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/opinion/more-and-more-teen-killers-blame-nys-raise-the-age-law-for-cultivating-crime/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The article blames Raise the Age for worsening youth violence.
- Juvenile gun arrests are up 19% this year.
- It calls for changes to the law and youth justice system.

## Summary

The opinion article argues that New York’s Raise the Age law has contributed to rising violent crime among teenagers by limiting the use of adult courts for 16- and 17-year-olds. It links the policy to recent fatal shootings and says inadequate consequences may fail to deter repeat offending.

The article says juvenile gun arrests have risen 19% this year and teen violent crime is well above its level before the law took effect seven years ago. It also describes overcrowding at two youth facilities: Horizons holds 187 young people despite having 125 beds, and experienced a riot in June. The author criticises releasing some young offenders under community monitoring and calls on state lawmakers to support Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed changes to the law.

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