NYPD ‘Beating’ Crime on The Streets for 2007
Astonishingly, the nation’s largest city is among the safest. Homicides in New York are expected to fall below 500 this year, fewer than in any year since reliable record-keeping began 44 years ago. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his police commissioner, Ray Kelly, could easily pat each other on the back and call it a day. Laudably, they have instead pledged to bring crime under control in neighborhoods that have so far eluded success.
The mayor and Mr. Kelly plan to send all 914 officers from the new class of graduated recruits to join other officers assigned to these tough areas. This will essentially double the Operation Impact force, which matches new recruits with seasoned officers and is credited with helping to reduce crime in nearly all categories, including rapes and robberies.
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