Murders Drop In Five Largest Cities

Number Of Homicides In 5 Largest Cities Falls Sharply In 2013
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 15: Neighborhood residents watch as police investigate a homicide scene after a 24-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot to his back in the Lawndale neighborhood on December 15, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. At around 7:30 a.m. someone reported finding the body lying on a sidewalk. Residents at the scene reported hearing gunshots around 3:00 a.m.. Chicago has had more than 400 homicides in 2013. Last year the city reported more than 500. ( Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images )
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 15: Neighborhood residents watch as police investigate a homicide scene after a 24-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot to his back in the Lawndale neighborhood on December 15, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. At around 7:30 a.m. someone reported finding the body lying on a sidewalk. Residents at the scene reported hearing gunshots around 3:00 a.m.. Chicago has had more than 400 homicides in 2013. Last year the city reported more than 500. ( Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images )

The number of homicides fell sharply in several of the nation's largest cities in 2013, with both New York and Chicago dropping to levels not seen since the 1960s.

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