By Josh Dawsey and Pervaiz Shallwani
The Wall Street Journal
Top officials in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration said that this summer has been the safest in decades as they tried to stem worries that crime is rising and quality of life is falling in New York City.
“I think we’re trending towards another very successful year in maintaining very low crime rates and disorder in the city,” Police Commissioner William Bratton said during a briefing at 1 Police Plaza.
Between June and August there were 82 homicides and 345 shootings in the five boroughs, the lowest for both data points since the New York Police Department began keeping detailed records two decades ago. These months tend to be the city’s most violent, officials said.
Major felony crime was down 4% during the first eight months of the year, compared with the same period in 2014. But some violent crimes are on the rise for the year.
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