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NYC: 'No 70's, 80's reruns
From GLOBEST.COM
by Cody Lyon
excerpt:
Since 2005, New York City has claimed the distinct title as America's safest large city--in other words, home to the lowest per capita crime rate among the nation's 25 largest cities. That distinction is the apex of a years-long trend that has increased and solidified the city's remarkable appeal as a place to work and live.
"Look at the quality of life afforded by a cleaner, safer city," says James Lansill, senior managing director at Corcoran Sunshine Realty. He's referring to the transformation of New York City, once perceived as simply crowded, foreboding and dangerous, into what might be appropriately seen as the nation's urban crown jewel.
While there is no sociological consensus on what spurred that transformation, the timeline of crime that peaked during the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s indicates that marked dips can be traced to the years after 1993, when the nation and city began a period of economic resurgence.
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