After the announcement that city counter-terror cops would be sent back to their home boroughs to fight rising crime, Maybe Bloomberg wants New Yorkers to feel safe on all fronts. "We move people around all the time," he said, according to 1010Wins. "We have enough patrols to keep the city secure." Contrary to what was originally reported, the police department says that just eight of the 67 patrol cars in the unit—usually used to flood Manhattan terror targets like Times Square of Madison Square Gardens—"will patrol in parts of Queens and Brooklyn that have experienced crime increases." more ›

As part of a response to increased crime rates, a special 60-car anti-terror team will be delegated to NYC's most dangerous areas. The NYPD's Counter-Terrorism Bureau, known for its terror-deterring "shows of force" around Manhattan landmarks like Times Square, will split off into smaller groups to combat rising felony reports (murder rates have spiked 22 percent so far this year). "This is a direct response to the increase in crime, murders, shootings that have been reported in the media," a high-ranking NYPD supervisor told the Post. more ›

Someone in the NYPD bureau responsible for preventing police corruption leaked the identity of an officer who told investigators about a Bronx lieutenant's alleged shady doings, according to the cop's lawyer. After officer and former police union rep Frank Palestro sent what were supposed to be anonymous tips to Internal Affairs, he found a mousetrap with his name on it in the 42nd Precinct and an Internal Affairs call log containing his cellphone number in his locker. "The log was sent back to the precinct by [Internal Affairs] and I think it was done deliberately," said attorney Eric Sanders. more ›

Defying conventional wisdom, crime is not on the rise despite the miserable economy. Police records reveal that as the city faces a 10.3-percent unemployment rate and record numbers of homeless families, "the number of major crimes is continuing to fall this year in nearly every category," the Times reports. more ›

Last week, the FBI released its Crime in the United States 2007 statistics, showing that violent crime fell in 2007. However, Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Kelly pointed out that NYC was almost entirely responsible for that downward trend. Bloomberg said, "Without the 17 percent decline in murders in New York City, murder nationwide would have been flat, not down" (murders in NYC dropped from 596 in 2006 to 496 in 2007). Also, NYC's drop in robberies contributed to 75% of the nation decline in robberies. NYC is the safest major city, with 2,432.3 crimes per 100,000 people and, out 245 cities with populations over 100,000, NYC was 230th between Santa Clarita, CA and Rancho Cucamonga, CA (most dangerous are Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Phoenix and Philadelphia). more ›