2. Rape: There were also a huge number of rapes during these 5 years but interestingly rapes actually increased from 644 cases in 1990 to 763 cases in 21995 (1998 and 2001 showed the level to remain approximately consistent and then to drop to 294 cases in 2010). N This may have been due to the case that the Bronx, always a hotbed of violence and unrest had to defuse their energy somewhere. Hence, they turned to rape instead of murder to do so. Nonetheless, the fact that rape did not decrease is interesting
Staten Island 1990-1995
1. Murder -- There were 29 murder cases in 1990 compared to 26 in 1995. The level had dropped but not dramatically. In fact, the decline was an insignificant -- 34.6%. Nonetheless, we see Guilliani's influence here too. (Murder levels greatly decreased in the years following although recently, once again peaking but never to as high as the original number).
2. Rape -- showed a larger drop in these 5 years dropping from 80 in 1990 to 74 cases in 1995. This was a 14.9% decrease. (Rape cases too decreased in consequent years with an impressive low of 13 in 2001 before climbing...
Both cities indicate a drop in murder cases -- and quite a big drop at that during the five years. Whilst Staten Island shows decline too in rape, the Bronx actually shows an increase, perhaps because its locals had to insert their energy somewhere. The differences in levels, too, are not only attributable to demographics. The Bronx covers a far larger area than Staten Island does and the police had to patrol only 3 precincts (120th to 123rd) as compared to the Bronx that constituted 11 precincts (40th to 52nd). The contrast in murder levels, therefore, between the two cities must, therefore, also taken into account the inequality in geographical space.
