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Division of Criminal Justice Services Office of Justice Research and Performance 2009 Drug Law Reform Preliminary Update on Early Implementation
February 2010
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Over the Past 20 Years, NYS Crime Rate Has Declined At Almost Twice the Rate of the Rest of the Country
1,900 2,400 2,900 3,400 3,900 4,400 4,900 5,400 5,900 6,400 6,900 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Rest of US -34% New York -62%
Source: FBI, Crime in the United States annual publications Rate: Per 100,000 Population
NYC Crime Declined 72% and Crime in the Rest
- f the State Declined 36% Since 1989
Source: DCJS Uniform Crime\Incident Based Reporting system
412,821 265,009 713,322 198,419 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 Index Crimes (1989-2008) Rest of State NYC
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Crime Continued to Decline in New York State in 2009
Crimes reported to police continued to drop between 2008 and 2009.
- New York City Police Department reported a
reduction of 5% in major crime categories; reported murders are down (-10%)
- Departments Outside New York City reported
Index crime was down (-2%); Violent Index crime was down (-2%) as was property crime (-2%)
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