NYC Records Third-Fewest Homicides in 2011, Bloomberg Says
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New York City homicides this year will total “slightly more than” 500, the third fewest since record-keeping began five decades ago, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today.
The city had 502 killings as of this morning, according to Marc LaVorgna, a mayoral spokesman. The record low was 471 in 2009; second lowest was 499 in 2007, according to police statistics.