…”In 1990, there were 2,245 murders in the city. Last year the number was 414, the lowest since police began keeping reliable records.”
“In one remarkable day, Nov. 26, 2012, there was not a single murder, stabbing or shooting reported in the nation’s largest city, possibly the only time that happened since New York was a small Dutch colony.”…
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