AOC econ rap does not add up

US Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez on Sunday claimed that hungry New Yorkers stealing bread were behind an “uptick in crime” in the city — despite the fact that overall crime is down, while shootings and murders have soared.

“Do we think this has to do with the fact that there’s record unemployment in the United States right now? The fact that people are at a level of economic desperation that we have not seen since the great recession?” she said in a Thursday town hall, a clip of which was shared on Twitter.

“Maybe this has to do with the fact that people aren’t paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent. And so they go out and they need to feed their child and they don’t have money. So, you maybe have to — they’re put in a position where they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry that night.”

The divisive rep (above) shot down claims that a reduced NYPD budget has led to more chaos.

“Keep in mind that this uptick in crime that’s happening right now is with a $6 billion New York City Police Department budget,” she said. “We have shoved more and more and more money into the NYPD. It has not prevented this uptick in crime.”

While shootings and murders have skyrocketed this year, overall crime has been trending down, with a 3 percent reduction over 2019, according to NYPD data.

Ocasio-Cortez also slammed the NYPD for blaming bail reform for a rise in city shootings, citing a Post report debunking the claim.