One of the most familiar stereotypes when it comes to crime is the concept of big cities having the most crime. In particular, New York City is one of those cities that is thought of as being a crime haven. It’s surprising, then, to hear that New York actually has the LOWEST amount of crime out of the 25 biggest cities in the U.S.

Apparently the number of murders is up (12%, or eight times the national rate), but other crimes have gone done, for a total of a drop of 7.2% in serious crimes. The numbers are based on the first six months of 2006.

Read the story at Bloomberg or New York Times.

[tags]crime, NYC, New York[/tags]