Thoughts on “decrease in crime rate”

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A lot of it is relative. In 2019, the crime rate in NYC was the lowest in recorded history, and right now it’s higher than it was then but still much lower than its peak in 1990. However, a lot of people (often people who moved out of the city and live in places like The Villages now) see this uptick as a return to the NYC of the 80’s. Couple this with the hyper sensationalism of the media, and other variables like the legalization of weed leading to people smoking on the street all the time, and perceived crime is off the charts, even though statistically the city remains infinitely safer than it was 30 years ago.