Number of murders in NYC dips to 1950s level

Franklin Zimring quoted in Newsday, September 26, 2013

The problem for the new mayor and police commissioner, Zimring said, is that the phenomenally good results so far in 2013 set a high standard. If homicides increase in 2014, some may view it as a failure, he said. “If 240 homicides in almost nine months of New York experience becomes the new benchmark, I am not running for commissioner,” Zimring said.