Crime down in 71st Precinct

Some day I'll stop stealing story ideas from the excellent Brooklyn Junction, but until then I can't help but point out that crime has dropped precipitously in our neighborhood, as it has throughout the City. Check our last Friday's New York Times' story and the new 71st Precinct numbers. The stat that jumped out at me is the number of murders in NYC:

So far [this year], with roughly half the killings analyzed, only 35 were found to be committed by strangers...The vast majority died in disputes with friends or acquaintances, with rival drug gang members or — to a far lesser degree — with romantic partners, spouses, parents and others.

All the more reason to listen to Mom and stop playing with the gangbangers, kids.