NYPD Police Commissioner: Stop-and-Frisk ‘Saving Lives’

Photo Credit: Sean MacEnteeStatistics show stop-and-frisk policies used by the New York Police Department help reduce crime and save lives, NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday.

“It’s important to emphasize the fact that what’s going on in New York is saving lives — significant number of lives,” Kelly, who is almost certain to be leaving his job, told “Fox & Friends.”

Kelly pointed to a drop of over 50 percent in the murder rate in New York City since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office nearly 12 years ago. In addition, numbers show shooting incidents down nearly 22 percent, and robbery has dropped 5.4 percent.

“If you look at the 11 years and nine months that Mayor Bloomberg served . . . compared to 11 years and nine months before mayor took office, (there are) 9,172 fewer murders. That is a remarkable number. Well over a 50 percent reduction,” he said.

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