Report: NYC safest big city in U.S.

New York City continues to reduce overall crime to levels not seen in decades and remains the safest big city in America according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Preliminary Crime Report for the first six months of 2006. 
According to the report, the city experienced a 7.2 percent drop in overall crime comparing the first six months of 2006 and 2005, resulting in a decrease of 23.9 percent comparing the first six months of 2006 to 2001. Violent crime decreased 3.1 percent in the city, compared to a national increase of 3.7 percent, while property crime fell 8.6 percent in the city, compared to national decline of 2.6 percent.
For the first six months of 2006, the total crime index in New York City was 1187.6 crimes per 100,000 people. 
Out of the 232 cities with a population of 100,000 or more that reported to the FBI, New York City ranked 220th between Daly City, California and Edison Township New Jersey.  Out of the nation's 25 largest cities, New York had the lowest Index Crime rate per 100,000 people.