NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City’s overall crime rate could increase for the first time in decades, driven by alarming spikes in murder, rapes and robberies in many neighborhoods. August 22, 2011 CBS
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NEW YORK’S MR. AUSTERITY: Michael Bloomberg’s N.Y. Violent Crime Sky Rockets ~ Murders Up 11% Rapes 13%, People Shot 7%
NYPD says murders jumped 11%, rapes rose 13%, 7% more people shot. Halfway through the year, crime has increased in all but one of the most violent felonies, and shootings plague neighborhoods all over the city. The overall crime rate through June 27 is down 1% percent, thanks to a 7% drop in grand larcenies.…
