Felonies recorded in New York City’s CompStat crime database are down, but emergency rooms are seeing more victims of assaults.
It is impossible to know if a recent increase is cause for concern that the “bad old days” may return, or if it is simply a blip in a trend continuing a descent of nearly two decades.
New York residents allowed that crime statistics might be a bit fudged, but said there was no dispute that their neighborhoods felt safer.
The retired police officer acknowledged he often sought to define crimes by their lowest possible classification to reduce the crime rate in his precinct.
More than a hundred retired New York captains and higher-ranking officers said in a survey that pressure led some of them to manipulate statistics.
More than a hundred retired New York captains and higher-ranking officers said in a survey that pressure led some of them to manipulate statistics.
More than a hundred retired New York captains and higher-ranking officials said in a survey that pressure led some supervisors and commanders to manipulate statistics.
More than a hundred retired New York captains and higher-ranking officials said in a survey that pressure led some supervisors and commanders to manipulate statistics.
The Korean Consulate General has reported a doubling of suicides this year among Koreans, who place an emphasis on achievement and often feel shame over failures.