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Ever since 9/11, the citizens of New York are more diligent than citizens in other cities when it comes to reporting crimes. In the past people just turned a blind eye to suspicious activity and nobody ever came forward because they didn't want to be labeled a "snitch." Today, however, you never know if you're thwarting the next terrorist attack when you call the cops on your neighbor because a strange smell is permeating from his or her apartment. So, people are more willing to stick their necks out if it helps the community and prevents another catastrophe.
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Ever since 9/11, the citizens of New York are more diligent than citizens in other cities when it comes to reporting crimes. In the past people just turned a blind eye to suspicious activity and nobody ever came forward because they didn't want to be labeled a "snitch." Today, however, you never know if you're thwarting the next terrorist attack when you call the cops on your neighbor because a strange smell is permeating from his or her apartment. So, people are more willing to stick their necks out if it helps the community and prevents another catastrophe.
Yeah, there are ads all over the place saying "If you see something, say something."
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Well, crime has gone WAY down over the years. 15+ years ago, I would never have been able to commute home tonight after parent-teachers conferences at 7:30--through the south Bronx and Harlem. I would have been harassed by crackheads and possibly mugged.
Crime has been decreasing in NYC since the early 90's. It really has to do with the new tatics that the NYPD had put in place, such as Operation Impact ( putting an incease of cops into high crime areas ), and CompStat. This coupled with a strong dollar in the 90's, growing population, and gentrification, helped push the crime rates down.
Crime has been decreasing in NYC since the early 90's. It really has to do with the new tatics that the NYPD had put in place, such as Operation Impact ( putting an incease of cops into high crime areas ), and CompStat. This coupled with a strong dollar in the 90's, growing population, and gentrification, helped push the crime rates down.
Curious about your gentrification remark. Is crime going up in adjacent areas into which the "genrtifees" have moved? My theory would be that gentrification just moves crime around, and in NYC's case has pushed it beyond the city limits. Thoughts?
Curious about your gentrification remark. Is crime going up in adjacent areas into which the "genrtifees" have moved? My theory would be that gentrification just moves crime around, and in NYC's case has pushed it beyond the city limits. Thoughts?
Areas of Manhattan such as the LES, parts of Upper Manhattan and the Westside, were filled with crime by todays standards. Starting in the early to mid 90s, these started to gentrify and property values and taxes went up. This means that lower income people couldn't afford to live in these areas. When that started to happen, crime went down. Crime is now concentrated in certain parts of the city, but it isn't as wide spred as it was maybe 20 years ago.
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