Murder Up 20% in NYC in 2015

If the murder rate is up 20% from last year for the whole of 2015,

it will still be lower than any year Giuliani was mayor.

From the link . . .

The murder rate in New York City has spiked an alarming 20% in the first two months of the year, prompting NYPD brass to rethink strategy to curb the deadly trend.

Since Jan. 1, 54 murders have been recorded in the city, up nine from the same period a year ago, according to the grim stats released Monday.
 
If the murder rate is up 20% from last year for the whole of 2015,

it will still be lower than any year Giuliani was mayor.

From the link . . .

The murder rate in New York City has spiked an alarming 20% in the first two months of the year, prompting NYPD brass to rethink strategy to curb the deadly trend.

Since Jan. 1, 54 murders have been recorded in the city, up nine from the same period a year ago, according to the grim stats released Monday.

Yes, IOW, it is really statistically meaningless, has nothing to do with stop and frisk or de Blasio, and is really little more than one more rightwing propaganda machine machination.
 

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