>>519665042
1. Policing policies implemented by Rudy Giuliani in the 90s that dramatically reduced crime rate by getting criminals off the street for petty crimes (broken windows policing) before they commit murder.
2. Numbers are being juked to make the city look better, but all big cities do this.
3. CCTV cameras everywhere make it highly likely you get busted if you kill someone in broad daylight.
4. The Italian Mafia still operates in the city -- they just have less power -- and helps keep criminals in check.
5. Crime rate is actually going back up, and likely will hit 1980s levels again when Mamdani wins.