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- During the 1990s, crime rates in New York City dropped dramatically, even more than in the United States as a whole.
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Jul 17, 2009 · New York’s drop in crime during the 1990s was correspondingly astonishing—indeed, “one of the most remarkable stories in the history of urban crime,” according to University of California law professor Franklin Zimring. While other cities experienced major declines, none was as steep as New York’s.
When the arrest rate of robbers rose 10 percent, the number of robberies fell 5.7 to 5.9 percent. During the 1990s, crime rates in New York City dropped dramatically, even more than in the United States as a whole. Violent crime declined by more than 56 percent in the City, compared to about 28 percent in the nation as whole.
Crime rates in New York City started to drop in 1991 under previous mayor David Dinkins, three years before Giuliani took office. A small but significant nationwide drop in crime also preceded Giuliani's election, and continued throughout the 1990s.
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Aug 7, 2014 · July 1977: Blackout. Looting and fires. More than 3,700 arrests. More than $300 million cost to the city. Post cover the next day reads, “24 Hours of Terror.” May 1979: Six-year-old Etan Patz...
5 days ago · Overall index crime across New York City dropped another 4.9 percent in the month of April compared to the same month last year, as major crimes in the nation’s largest subway system plummeted another 23 percent, continuing a downward trend that saw previous transit system decreases of 15.4 percent in February and 23.5 percent in March.
Dec 29, 2020 · Despite the violent summer, crime numbers in the city remained well below the dark days of the 1980s and 1990s, when New York saw more than 2,000 murders a year.
Feb 12, 2015 · New York spent $2.918 billion on corrections in 2013. At the same time, crime in New York dropped from its height in 1980 to 2013 by 68 percent. And the national crime rate was cut in half.
