Crime in NYC did drop precipitously, but it's not clear that broken windows policing was the cause. It's been studied and debated a lot, but as far as I can tel

Crime in NYC did drop precipitously, but it's not clear that broken windows policing was the cause. It's been studied and debated a lot, but as far as I can tell there isn't a clear consensus. Here are some sources: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory#New_York_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory#New_York... * https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/why-did-crime-fall-in-new-york-city/ https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/why-did-crime-...