AdvertisementNew York Murder Rate Plummets, But Who Should Get The Credit?January 24, 2013Joel RosefacebookEmailA New York City police academy graduation ceremony on Dec. 28, 2012, where Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the New York murder rate has hit an all-time low. While some point to the NYPD's policing tactics to explain the decline, others say economic and demographic shifts are also at work. (AP)