The contributors to Understanding New York's Crime Drop aim to provoke expanded and sustained attention to crime trends in New York and elsewhere. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal, Justice Quarterly.

Richard Rosenfeld is the Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA. He has written extensively on crime trends, policing, and criminal justice policy. Dr Rosenfeld is a Fellow and former President of the American Society of Criminology.

Karen Terry is Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA. She publishes primarily in the areas of sexual victimization and policing.

Preeti Chauhan is Associate Professor in the Psychology Department and the Director of the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA. Her work has focused on policing, incarceration, and lower-level enforcement.

Introduction: New York's Crime Drop Puzzle 1. Evaluating Contemporary Crime Drop(s) in America, New York City, and Many Other Places 2. Placing the Crime Decline in Context: A Comment on Baumer and Wolff 3. Area Differences and Time Trends in Crime Reporting: Comparing New York with Other Metropolitan Areas 4. The New York City Police Department, its Crime Control Strategies and Organizational Changes, 1970-2009 5. The Impact of Police Stops on Precinct Robbery and Burglary Rates in New York City, 2003-2010 6. Stop, Question, and Assess: Comments on Rosenfeld and Fornango 7. Could Innovations in Policing have Contributed to the New York City Crime Drop even in a Period of Declining Police Strength?: The Case of Stop, Question and Frisk as a Hot Spots Policing Strategy 8. Studying New York City's Crime Decline: Methodological Issues 9. Time Series Properties of Crime Rate Changes: Comments Related to David Greenberg's Paper