515 NYC homicides in 2011 -- 414 NYC homicides in 2012
http://gothamist.com/2012/12/28/nyc_hits_record_low_murder_rate_in.php
685,724 NYPD stops in 2011 -- 533,042 NYPD stops in 2012
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/major_decline_in_nypd_stop_frisks_UH6jmAZBUhv8Hk1wZ2TycM
Another interesting factoid: "Further, stop-and-frisk has not reduced the number of people who fall victim to shootings. In 2002, there were 1,892 victims of gunfire and 97,296 stops. In 2011, there were still 1,821 victims of gunfire but a record 685,724 stops." http://www.nyclu.org/node/1598
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