Well, I do not know whether my headline is entirely correct, still, Lonely Planet calls crime figures historically low, whereas other guidebooks say that they are the lowest in 30 years. One of the drivers behind these low crime rates was former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (you may know him from the press around September 11, biography), who, according to nyc.gov, reduced crime by 57 pct and murder by 65 pct. In fact, also according to nyc.gov, the past five years, FBI has called NYC the safest largest city in the US.

Also, in the Sunday edition (August 29) of the New York Times, it says that of the 230 cities with more than 100,000 residents, NYC ranks 211th in crime rates; having 2,000 murders a year - the same as Chicago……. but Chicago has less than half the inhabitants that NYC has.

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