re: #616 lawhawk

I can recall news reports showing that while rates dropped in many cities, it dropped by a much greater percentage in NYC than other major cities.

Here are rates for NYC. LA. Chicago. Newark NJ and Philly.

You’ll notice that the rates per 100,000 are lower in NYC than those other cities, often by a wide margin.

Interesting stuff. The declines in violent crime rates over time are striking (comparing 1990 to 2005):

NYC: down 71%
CHI: down 58%
LA: down 65%
US as a whole: down 35%