New York City set a new record in the year just ending for the lowest number of both murders and shootings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced Friday.
There have been 414 homicides so far in 2012, with three days to go. That’s down 19 percent compared to last year. The record low had been set in 2009, when there were 471 murders.
So far, shooting are down 8.5 percent to a record low of 1,353 – the earlier record low was 1,420, also set in 2009.
“The fact that the safest big city in America is safer than ever is a testament to the hard work and determination of the men and women who put their lives on the line for us every day – and it also reflects our commitment to doing everything possible to stop gun violence,” Bloomberg said in a statement.
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Homicide Data Since 1963
|
Year |
Murders |
Year |
Murders |
|
|
1963 |
548 |
1988 |
1896 |
|
|
1964 |
636 |
1989 |
1905 |
|
|
1965 |
634 |
1990 |
2245 |
|
|
1966 |
654 |
1991 |
2154 |
|
|
1967 |
746 |
1992 |
1995 |
|
|
1968 |
986 |
1993 |
1946 |
|
|
1969 |
1043 |
1994 |
1561 |
|
|
1970 |
1117 |
1995 |
1177 |
|
|
1971 |
1466 |
1996 |
983 |
|
|
1972 |
1691 |
1997 |
770 |
|
|
1973 |
1680 |
1998 |
633 |
|
|
1974 |
1554 |
1999 |
671 |
|
|
1975 |
1645 |
2000 |
673 |
|
|
1976 |
1622 |
2001 |
649 |
|
|
1977 |
1557 |
2002 |
587 |
|
|
1978 |
1504 |
2003 |
597 |
|
|
1979 |
1733 |
2004 |
570 |
|
|
1980 |
1814 |
2005 |
539 |
|
|
1981 |
1826 |
2006 |
596 |
|
|
1982 |
1668 |
2007 |
496 |
|
|
1983 |
1622 |
2008 |
523 |
|
|
1984 |
1450 |
2009 |
471 |
|
|
1985 |
1384 |
2010 |
536 |
|
|
1986 |
1582 |
2011 |
515 |
|
|
1987 |
1672 |
*2012 |
414 |
*Year to Date Through December 27, 2012.
10 Comments to “New York City murders, shootings hit record low in 2012”
December 28, 2012 at 3:05 PM
Good, good for New York.
December 29, 2012 at 5:40 AM
It's because more people have guns!
December 29, 2012 at 6:42 AM
America needs to encourage parents and church leaders to get more involve by creating more programs and activities to keep families and friends together..
The gorvernment alone is not suffient and doesn’t have the structure for such task.
Every familiy is a little goevernment in the eyes of God where moher and farther has a mission to keep their love one happy together, happy, love each other and united.