Home Good Bites NYC Murder Rate Declined 74% in 18 Years Good Bites NYC Murder Rate Declined 74% in 18 Years By Good News Network - Sep 20, 2011 The New York City murder rate for the first half of 2011 declined 8.8 percent compared to the same period last year. The 2011 murder rate is also 22.5 percent lower than in 2001 and 74.9 percent lower than in 1993. – Reuters News Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.