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Why is it so hard to appreciate the fact that NYC has had one of the lowest homicide rates of any big city in the Country going back to the days of Mayor Giuliani? NYC has a dense and ethnically diverse population of about 8.3 million people, and on an average work day, the population swells by another two million commuters and visitors. Indeed, more people pass through Grand Central Station on an average work day than the entire population of Denver.

One might think that a city that large and diverse must have a violent crime problem, but in fact, over the last 15 years or so, NYC has had one of the lowest violent crime rates/homicide rates of any big city in the country. This years homicide numbers are not a fluke and have nothing to do with cold weather and snow, but rather, the low numbers are a continuation of a long-term trend that is deserving of praise and admiration..

The criminal homicide rate in NYC is about 5.1 per 100,000 people who live there (and even lower if you count the 1.7 million daily commuters and visitors). That's significantly lower than places like Dallas, Denver, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami, Houston, San Antonio, Omaha, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Mobile, Phoenix, Aurora, and many other large cities regardless of whether the city is located in a red or blue state. Although NYC has a lot to criticize like its taxes, cost of living, congestion, bureaucracy, and uber liberalism, its low violent crime rate should be the envy of even conservatives.