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Originally Posted by emathias
While it's controversial whether stop-and-frisk was actually a significant cause in the NYC drop in crime, it did accompany the drop in crime which occurred during Giuliani's tenure.
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Yes, there is controversy around stop-and-frisk, but it peaked under Bloomberg, and overall crime has dropped since.
Stop-and-frisk wasn't heavily used in Giuliani's initial years, when crime first plummeted. I don't think many criminologists will argue it was key to NYC's crime drops.