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The NYPD under Jessica Tisch has worked miracles to stop murders — but danger’s on the horizon

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Police boss Jessica Tisch and her NYPD rank-and-file have performed downright miracles — cutting the number of murders for the first six months of the year to its lowest level in all of recorded history. That’s real lives saved.

Yet New Yorkers shouldn’t feel complacent: Danger signs are on the horizon.

So far, through June 30, shootings and murders are the lowest they’ve ever been for the first half of a year. Major crimes have dipped 6%. 

And all this while handling major events like the NBA finals, Knicks ticker-tape parade and FIFA’s World Cup.

At the same time, though, subway and bus crimes have surged in the majority of NYPD patrol boroughs.

Crimes are up nearly a third in the Bronx North Patrol Borough, 25% in the........

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