...LOL! Yeah, sure ....declining from what level?! ...LOL! When you start out as a crime-ridden hell-hole, anything begins to look good, huh? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Baron Max
Baron Max, You are a Texan right? Interestingly the 2004 NYC crime index (2,801.6 crimes per 100,000) is significantly lower than Houston (7,194.8), Dallas (8,959.7) AND San Antonio (7,346.8).
I hear Texans are very fond of their guns and suffer from road rage to an extreme degree (this from someone who lived in Texas for a year and shudders at the memory).
So, by making a comparison of the worst crime cities, you're showing/proving that NYC is a city with little crime????? Ain't that like saying "Well, sure it was a nuclear bomb ...but it was just a little one!" ...LOL! Baron Max
Yeah, but that all happened when we let all them damned liberal, doo-gooder, lilly-livered Yankees invade us! Baron Max
No. I'm just saying that NYC is a LOT safer than most people think, and safer, in fact, than most of the big cities in this country where people feel relatively safe. The bad reputation of NYC as a crime-ridden hell hole is largely based on the NYC of the mid-late seventies (and it was WELL deserved then). Now, though, as big cities go, it is a relatively safe place to be.