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[https://www.npr.org/2017/12/30/574800001/how-crime-rates-in-new-york-city-reached-record-lows by Ray Suarez 30/12/17 npr] | [https://www.npr.org/2017/12/30/574800001/how-crime-rates-in-new-york-city-reached-record-lows by Ray Suarez 30/12/17 npr] | ||
In 1990, the number of murders in New York City peaked, with more than 2,200 people killed. That same year, Bill Bratton took command as chief of the New York City Transit Police. He went on to serve as New York City police commissioner from 1994 to 1996. It was during those years, and the years following, that the city saw a precipitous drop in murder rates, violent crimes, burglary and vehicle theft. | In 1990, the number of murders in New York City peaked, with more than 2,200 people killed. That same year, Bill Bratton took command as chief of the New York City Transit Police. He went on to serve as New York City police commissioner from 1994 to 1996. It was during those years, and the years following, that the city saw a precipitous drop in murder rates, violent crimes, burglary and vehicle theft. | ||
=====FBI stats on hate crimes are scary. So is what’s missing===== | |||
[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/14/opinions/fbi-hate-crimes-data-whats-missing-berry-wiggins by Maya Berry and Kai Wiggins 14/11/18 CNN] | |||
The federal government’s 2017 hate crime statistics are out, and they show a disturbing trend: Last year, as in 2016 and 2015 before, hate crimes were on the rise. But what the data fail to show is perhaps even more alarm | |||
