Re: Re: crime stats.

[Doug Henwood]

Charles Brown wrote:

>I have to agree with Jim D. that the drop in unemployment would be a 
>traditional left mentioned factor.

Yes, but the trend predated the recent lows in unemployment, and 
there's been a sharp drop in crime in NYC, where unemployment is 
still quite high (and the employment-population ratio quite low, 
lower than a comparison with the national U rate might suggest).

Doug