NY State - Violent Crime On Decline

Albany, NY - New York state's crime rate dropped nearly three percent for the first six months of the year.
The FBI says violent crimes dipped slightly, while there was a 5.3 decline in murder and a 3.3 percent drop in property crime.
Gov. George Pataki says the FBI statistics show that New York is the safest large state in the nation and the sixth safest state overall.