New York sixth safest state according to FBI data

Gov. George Pataki's office touted new figures from the FBI on Monday showing a continued drop in crime in New York state.

Overall crime dropped 2.7 percent to 507,648 in New York in 2004, according to FBI data. It is the 11th consecutive year of decreases.

New York was listed as the sixth safest state on the list, and the safest of the large states, according to Pataki's office. New York ranked seventh on the list last year.

The statistics show that violent crime, including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, all declined during 2004.

During the same time period overall crime dropped 2.1 percent for the nation as a whole.

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