Although crime has plummeted throughout the city, there have been some questions about whether the schools are any safer.
But as crime plummeted in the 1990's, Coney Island began turning around on its own.
That's a 14 percent increase during a period that most crime plummeted.
Still, overall crime has plummeted in the subways in the last decade.
My mother died before New York turned around, before crime plummeted and real estate values soared.
Something's been working right because crime plummeted over the last several years to a degree that few New Yorkers ever imagined was possible.
Serious crime against them has plummeted from the 1993 high of 7 murders and 723 robberies.
In his 27-month tenure, crime plummeted, but his outspoken nature led to a rift with the mayor.
Since these common-sense policies were created, we've seen crime plummet to a 30-year low.
Since the early 1990's, as crime plummeted, proponents of capital punishment have maintained that the death penalty has, at least, been a deterrent.