About me: Assault is one of the most common crimes in New
York City. In New York law, assault is conduct
that causes physical harm or offensive physical
contact with another person, or the intentional
attempt to cause such harm. Due to the nature of
the crime and variety of ways it can be
perpetrated, assault can be charged for a range of
conduct รขโฌโ in some instances, conduct that a
defendant is shocked to find qualifies as
assault.