Quite a few mentions of NY State and NYC on this and other forums:
*New York ranks 20th out of the 52 states for crime -
*New York City: on a per-capita basis, New York City now has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. In recent years, FBI data has shown that among the 25 largest American cities, New York ranks the 23rd most dangerous, beaten only by San Diego and San Jose. New York is safer than many smaller cities, too: among the 182 U.S. cities with populations of more than 100,000, New York City comes in at 136 -- about the same as Boise, Idaho.
*New York City's homicides have declined 80% since 1990. It had the lowest number last year since records starting being kept.
*New York State is quite high, it may be the highest, rank of handgun permits per 1000 adults. From Indiana Star:
"300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits
Indiana second only to New York in number per 1,000 adult residents, Star survey shows" (2004)
Top 10 states: (2000)
Population 18 years or older-----Carry permits (approx.)-Permits per every 1,000 adults
1. New York/------14,286,350/---------------1,110,150/-----------------------------------77.71
2. Indiana----------4,506,089-----------------302,000--------------------------------------67.2
3. Pennsylvania ---9,358,833-----------------525,600--------------------------------------56.16
4. Washington------4, 300, 678---------------225,200--------------------------------------51.41
5. Connecticut------2,563,877-----------------125,000--------------------------------------48.75
6. Idaho-------------924,923-------------------39,480---------------------------------------42.68
7. Utah-------------1,514,471------------------59,565---------------------------------------39.33
8 Tennessee--------4,290,762------------------160,000-------------------------------------37.29
9 Kentucky---------3,046,951------------------86,200--------------------------------------28.29
10 Florida-----------12,336,038-----------------332,400-------------------------------------26.95
Not the crime infested state - nor the capital-of-crime city (NYC) - not the state
where gun control makes it impossible to get permits - not the city where real difficulty in permits causes mass violent crime - that the state and city are mythologized.
*New York ranks 20th out of the 52 states for crime -
*New York City: on a per-capita basis, New York City now has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. In recent years, FBI data has shown that among the 25 largest American cities, New York ranks the 23rd most dangerous, beaten only by San Diego and San Jose. New York is safer than many smaller cities, too: among the 182 U.S. cities with populations of more than 100,000, New York City comes in at 136 -- about the same as Boise, Idaho.
*New York City's homicides have declined 80% since 1990. It had the lowest number last year since records starting being kept.
*New York State is quite high, it may be the highest, rank of handgun permits per 1000 adults. From Indiana Star:
"300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits
Indiana second only to New York in number per 1,000 adult residents, Star survey shows" (2004)
Top 10 states: (2000)
Population 18 years or older-----Carry permits (approx.)-Permits per every 1,000 adults
1. New York/------14,286,350/---------------1,110,150/-----------------------------------77.71
2. Indiana----------4,506,089-----------------302,000--------------------------------------67.2
3. Pennsylvania ---9,358,833-----------------525,600--------------------------------------56.16
4. Washington------4, 300, 678---------------225,200--------------------------------------51.41
5. Connecticut------2,563,877-----------------125,000--------------------------------------48.75
6. Idaho-------------924,923-------------------39,480---------------------------------------42.68
7. Utah-------------1,514,471------------------59,565---------------------------------------39.33
8 Tennessee--------4,290,762------------------160,000-------------------------------------37.29
9 Kentucky---------3,046,951------------------86,200--------------------------------------28.29
10 Florida-----------12,336,038-----------------332,400-------------------------------------26.95
Not the crime infested state - nor the capital-of-crime city (NYC) - not the state
where gun control makes it impossible to get permits - not the city where real difficulty in permits causes mass violent crime - that the state and city are mythologized.
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