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From: mr@hou2h.UUCP (M.RINDSBERG)
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Subject: Re: Crime in New York
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Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 12:44:22 EST
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> > >Actually, it is rather amusing to hear people complain about crime in
> > >New York City when it is 10th in the United States in violent crime.
> > >
> > 
> > Actually, it is amusing to hear people quote such statistics.
> > ...  Another problem is much of the crime
> > in NY and Chicago goes unreported, since the police have very
> > little interest in it unless someone was killed or a bank was robbed.

This is true, in NYC, many crimes are not ever reported since it is
not worth the hassle, and, the criminal will never get to be
prosecuted. The victim will spend more time and money than the
criminal will.

> 
> Friends who live in New York City tell me that you should always
> call the fire dept. (instead of the police) if someone is breaking 
> into your apartment.  At least someone will show up.

Even better call the precinct directly and tell them that there
is an officer in trouble. They will be there in two minutes flat.

					Mark