Bronx DA Falls Behind Rest Of City In Fighting Crime, Report Shows

Bronx DA Falls Behind Rest Of City In Fighting Crime
Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson, left, and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, rear right, speak to reporters at a news conference after 17 police officers were indicted in a ticket-fixing scandal in New York on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/David Karp)
Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson, left, and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, rear right, speak to reporters at a news conference after 17 police officers were indicted in a ticket-fixing scandal in New York on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/David Karp)

NEW YORK CITY -- A confidential report shows crime fighting in The Bronx is lagging behind other boroughs in virtually every category.

The mayor's "Criminal Justice Indicator Report," a copy of which was obtained by DNAinfo.com New York, showed Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson fell behind in stats ranging from the number of gun-toting suspects jailed to the conviction rate for violent felons.

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