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NYC on pace for record-low homicides

Started by kingdeka
almost 17 years ago
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090918/ap_on_re_us/us_nyc_crime_rate This defies logic that when unemployment is generally high and the number of NYPD officers is low that crime continues down. New York has really evolved into a completely different city than what it used to be.
Response by w67thstreet
almost 17 years ago
Posts: 9003
Member since: Dec 2008

Funny I didn't go wilding until 6 months of no jobs and then 6 months of hunger pangs. Amazing, these I-bankers haven't resorted to raping and pillaging. Not yet.

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Response by w67thstreet
almost 17 years ago
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One other thing, police size is a lagging indicator. After WWII, the size of the military in us was enormous and continued to be so for several months even after th end.

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Response by kingdeka
almost 17 years ago
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The NYPD peaked at 40,000 officers in 2001 and has been steadily decreasing since then. Right around 33,000 now. Don't see the relationship between police size and military. Last time I checked, police work was completely different than military duties.

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Response by nyc10023
almost 17 years ago
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Member since: Nov 2008

Sprinkle more of that birth control stuff around, an aging population commits fewer murders.

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Response by UWSer
almost 17 years ago
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Member since: Feb 2009

LOL, I heard this report on NPR today and immediately pondered how the bear den would react. I come here too often. ;)

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