Opinion | Why NYC crime policy-makers are now ignoring data – By Hannah E. Meyers (New York Post) / Mar 11, 2023
Last month, at the City University of New York, I lectured about how evolutions in data-led policing strategies helped New York City reduce annual murder numbers from 2,245 in 1990 to just 292 in 2017 — and from 93 annual fatal police shootings in 1971 to just six a half-century later.
At the same time, city jail and New York State prison populations have also seen their numbers more than halved.
My presentation was layered with both data and descriptions of the tensions inherent in researching neighborhood crime dynamics.
Following my talk, I invited students to discuss these notable statistical shifts.
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