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The city's murder rate so far has dropped dramatically. There have been 84 murders through Sunday, and the Post reports that's an "average of roughly one per day - an astonishing figure compared to the early 1990s when six New Yorkers were killed during a typical 24-hour period." For reference, last year, there were 117 murders during the same period.
Additionally, shootings are down 20% versus the same period last year (203 incidents in 2007, 254 during first quarter 2006) and arrests are up 11.6%. David Kennedy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice's Center for Crime Prevention and Control tells the Times, "There isn’t any other big city that continues to show these remarkable results for such a long time. The national crime decline is over.”
But one concern is the violence against police officers. While the Mayor focuses on the illegal firearms on the streets, the NY Sun speaks to some who believe much of the violence is due to anti-cop sentiment. City Councilman Peter Vallone says, "Officers are being attacked solely because they are wearing blue." Sidebar: When asked by the Observer about the NYPD's spying on fellow Council member Charles Barron, Vallone said Barron had it coming - "Although any group that Charles Barron is associated with—since he has actually made threats against the police, by saying ‘We’re not the only ones who bleed’—probably should be monitored."
And Selectroclash took this picture of a Mercedes-Benz NYPD patrol car. Is it real? And is this vehicle strictly for the Upper East Side?
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now if we could only get the trains to run on time...
This is a fake.
The precinct number gives it away - there is no 15th Precinct.
Well there was on TV if you watched NYPD Blue, but they almost always use fake precincts on TV.
What's the murder rate by the cops? Isn't that at an all time high?
Wait, I forget, they don't murder; they just protect you and me.
This is a fake.
The precinct number gives it away - there is no 15th Precinct.
Well there was on TV if you watched NYPD Blue, but they almost always use fake precincts on TV.
right, it's used for filming. another giveaway is the silver paint.
total fakery.
there's no 15th precinct.
"What's the murder rate by the cops? Isn't that at an all time high?
Wait, I forget, they don't murder; they just protect you and me."
-Yeah those cops suck let's switch around and have the criminals protect us from the cops.
-Shooting of two auxiliary officers clearly was murder, shooting of sean bell was not- mistakes were made but it wasn't murder!
-if we paid as much attention as we do to the sean bell shooting to every person killed in the city we would have even lower murder rates than the historic lows.
It appears that regardless of what the crime statistics may indicate, out of state vistors and foreigners still hold stereotypes about New York and New Yorkers from years of media hyped sensationalism.
Just because a crime goes unreported doesn't mean it never happened ! Those stats have been doctored, If you live in the hood you already know it's bullshit ! Hell I have family in BedStuy and there always shooting over their . Day or night, At any time so please stop harping on what a select number of area's have going for them . My neighborhood is crime free because everybody that lives there goes too work and have families to support . Also the fact that it's a dead zone at night helps tremendously .
Remember the New York International Auto Show is in town next week... I'd bet a year's worth of Gore's carbon credits that this faux police car is part of the show..
It's a fake. I live next door and saw it on my way to the gym. When I came out an hour later they were peeling the decals off. Guess it was for TV or a movie.
The car is from a pilot shoot for a new show on NBC. The show's called "Powerball Cops" and the premise is that two cops win the lottery, and then remain on the force, rather than moving to Barbados I suppose. The actors we're dressed as cops with slick snake skin shoes. From the gist of it, I'm sure it will be a total success or horrendous failure