TORONTO – Not one person was shot, stabbed or slashed in New York City on Monday.
A spokesperson for the NYPD told the Daily News he couldn’t remember the last time this had happened.
“Nice way to start the week,” said Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne.
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An NYPD historian said the record is a rare one, but not entirely surprising considering the focus the city has placed on stopping crime.
“They’re going to come in with the fewest number of murders since about 1960,” said NYPD historian and author Tom Reppetto.
New York City is on pace for just 400 murders this year. It’s a significant drop since 1990 when there was an average of more than six murders a day in the Big Apple.
The peaceful streak didn’t last long however, the Daily News reported. A 27-year-old man was shot in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
Violent crime in New York has steadily declined since 1990, when a crack epidemic hit the city.
Criminologists largely credit this to changes in policing tactics, gun control measures and increases in the number of police officers.
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