The New York City Police Department today announced that overall crime in all city schools is down by 14.7% for year. The overall crime index is measured by the incidence of six major crime categories: assault, robbery, rape, burglary, grand larceny, and homicide.

In addition, the schools with the highest incidence of crime have experienced more than three times the drop in crime that others have. In many cases, these schools have seen overall crime cut by more than 50%. On average, overall crime in the city's 10 highest-crime schools has plummeted by an average of more than 46% for the year.

The following list shows the amount crime has dropped since last year in the 10 highest-crime schools across the city:

Crime Incidents
School	YTD '02	YTD '01 %	Change
Bayside, Queens	10	28	-64.3
John Adams, Queens	13	29	-55.1
Harry S. Truman, The Bronx	13	28	-53.6
South Shore, Brooklyn	11	23	-52.2
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn	11	23	-52.2
John Dewey, Brooklyn	11	20	-45.0
Samuel J. Tilden, Brooklyn	14	24	-41.7
Hillcrest, Queens	18	28	-35.7
Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn	15	22	-31.8
William C. Bryant, Queens	13	19	-31.6