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New York City Murder Rate Plummets To Lowest On Record
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December 30, 2009, Wednesday
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THIS year has been the safest in New York City in more than four decades, with the murder rate down to levels not seen since the early 1960s, police said.
As of Sunday, 461 murders had been committed, down from 516 in 2008 and the lowest number since comparable record-keeping began in 1963, the New York Police Department said on Monday.
Nationwide, statistics suggest the United States will have seen a drop in violent crime for a third year in a row. Last week, the FBI reported violent crime, including murder and robbery, dropped 4.4 percent in the first half of 2009.
The FBI also said New York was the safest US big city in 2009.
Crime in New York has been falling for several years.
As of Sunday, 461 murders had been committed, down from 516 in 2008 and the lowest number since comparable record-keeping began in 1963, the New York Police Department said on Monday.
Nationwide, statistics suggest the United States will have seen a drop in violent crime for a third year in a row. Last week, the FBI reported violent crime, including murder and robbery, dropped 4.4 percent in the first half of 2009.
The FBI also said New York was the safest US big city in 2009.
Crime in New York has been falling for several years.
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