Todays population: 8,1million

White

African American

Hispanic

Asian

Indian

others

Crimes mostly happens where people of different cultures come together (Bronx, Harlem)

Guiliani‘s Law&Order politic decreased the crime rate Increased numbers of policemen Stricter laws

NYC is today one of the safest Cities in the USA

Most common crimes

violent

burglary

murder

sexual crime

robbery

larcency theft

vehicle theft

Stretches from northern Cetral Park to 155thn Street and from East River to Harlem River

Dutch settlers live there in the 16th century 1800: they built houses and rich people came to lived there 1900: immigrants came and the white population

disappeared 1920: just Afro-Americans and other minorities live in H. 1960: the poverty raised Today: just poor families and no white people

In the 1990´s there were some projects for a better life in Harlem but the people didn´t care about it.

HarlemHarlem

100 000 people are homeless

38 000 sleep in New York City shelter systems 62 000 live on the streets and parks

More than 1 000 soup-kitchens and food-pantries

90% of the homelss New Yorkers are black or Latinos