NEW YORK — Residents and officers of Harlem’s 32nd precinct came together Monday night for a community meeting aimed to strengthen the relationship between the community and its police officers.

“There’s no real trust,” said Harlem resident Julius Tajiddin. “The police, they don’t fully trust you, they really don’t. And the community’s not fully trusting the NYPD. And that’s a problem. So we’re not going to get anywhere if we’re not trusting each other.”

The issue top of mind for most residents was the area’s recent rise in violence.

“It’s getting out of control,” Tajiddin said. “We got to get rid of this, ‘I want to kill you’ mindset.”

So far this year, the precinct has seen 102 felony assaults including 11 in just last week.

“Every day we see people getting killed, shot, pushed in the subway,” one woman said at the meeting. “So it’s not only for gun violence.”

Neighbors say part of the problem is a combination of worsening mental health, and more homelessness.

“They’re loose and they’re getting worse,” said Harlem resident Savona Bailey-McClain, speaking about the rising homeless population. “They’re more isolated. If we feel isolated, they feel isolated, so therefore they’re trying to get attention, they’re trying to get help however they can, and that’s not necessarily good for the rest of us.”

To crack down on those concerns, the NYPD recently rolled out its Neighborhood Safety Teams in select precincts, including the 32nd precinct.

NY1 asked neighbors if they think more officers on the streets will lead to less violence.

“I’m not quite sure,” said Bailey-McClain. “But I think a combination of police, social services, mental health professionals, that will do it. Because look what happened to those two officers, domestic violence turned terrible.”

Police relations are especially fragile in this neighborhood.

Detectives Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora were killed while responding to a domestic violence call in January just a few hundred feet away from the library where Monday’s meeting was held.

Bailey-McClain said she came to Monday’s meeting to show her support for the department and, at the same time, ask them to engage more with the community.

Bailey-McClain said she believes one step toward a better relationship is for officers to better understand how the NYPD — and all police departments — came to be.

“It’s about helping them understand their history so they can see it’s not this them vs. us situation, we should all be working together,” Bailey-McClain said.

Working together to create a safer community for residents and officers alike.

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell was expected to speak at Monday’s meeting. She was unable to make it at the last minute, the NYPD said.