Falling crime rates in New York City have received a great deal of attention from the media and from academics—especially those crime rates from the 1990s. However, a closely related area that has received much less attention is the large, long-term reductions in firearms discharges by police, with apparent flow on effects to injuries and fatalities. A 2011 article in the New York Times described “the steep decline in shootings by the police in recent decades,” noting that 2010 data revealed record lows.¹