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TALE OF TWO CITIES: Even as murders hit record low in NYC, a mountain of cases languishes in outer boroughs as cops focus more manpower on Manhattan cases
A Daily News investigation examines case status of all homicides in 2013 and finds disparity in detective staffing levels between Manhattan and outer boroughs.
Read more: TALE OF TWO CITIES: Even as murders hit record low in NYC, a mountain of cases languishes in outer boroughs as cops focus more manpower on Manhattan cases - NY Daily News
When precinct-level detectives, who could be assigned anything from a murder to a mugging, are factored in, Manhattan South has 15.6 detectives per murder, versus Brooklyn North, which has 2.4 detectives per murder.
● Roughly 86% of homicides involving a white victim have been solved compared to 45% involving a black victim and 56% involving a Hispanic victim. The races of 34 victims are unknown.
Manhattan is treated differently than the outer boroughs because thats where the money is," said Joseph Giacalone, 44, an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who retired last year as commanding officer of the Bronx Cold Case squad. He was also director of the NYPDs homicide school.
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Giacalone said Manhattan homicides get probably double the amount of cops that you see in Brooklyn, partly in response to the heightened media attention. Its just part of the deal.
He said the number of detectives assigned to a case during the critical first hours of an investigation has a big impact on whether that murder will ever get solved.
