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Shhh... Stop it... Facts aren't allowed on here...
The biggest statistic in this story is this one... 2011's shooting statistics are right on par with 2002 when Kelly and Bloomberg took office... IF that doesn't speak to them filling the public's ears with useless subjective garbage I don't know what is... The shooting's haven't stopped in most of these high crime areas... The hospitals and medical advances have helped to limit the amount of murders happening each year... If we'd have the technology, staff, and medical limitations of 1990 during today's times we'd probably be looking at somewhere near 600 homicides as opposed to 400-500 a year...
But nobody wants to hear that...
Instead of better medical practices, the other possibility is that NYC thugs have worse aim than they used to.
I spoke with a sergeant in CompStat today.
The first homicide you mentioned, was recorded on Saturday, November 24, in the 83rd precinct. The 28-day period in your link, runs from November 26 through December 23rd, 2012. The homicide is included in the YTD column.
Though I was told "Don't quote me" , the sergeant suggested that the officer-involved on December 8 would not be tallied as a murder, as a justifiable homicide. I was told that I could contact the commissioner's office, if I wanted to discuss this further.
That leaves the December 20 shooting of the Egyptian bodega worker, as the only murder in the 104 for that period. It is recorded, in your link, in the weekly, 28-day & YTD totals.
I hope that this response satisfies your inquiry.
Last edited by bigjake54; 01-03-2013 at 09:32 AM..
Interesting that no neighborhood in NYC made it to the list..the lowest is 65 per 1000.
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, the sergeant suggested that the officer-involved on December 8 would not be tallied as a murder, as a justifiable homicide. I was told that I could contact the commissioner's office, if I wanted to discuss this further. 
