overall, crime rates have dropped almost 16%. - it worked. it brought the murder rate down to 600, which was quite a decrease from 2000. - under mayor rudy giuliani, new york, once the crime capital, is now the safest large city in america, according to the fbi. even the most cynical new yorkers credit giuliani with vastly improving their quality of life. - this is a remarkable moment of transformation for the city. these are the years of the yankees and derek jeter. these are the first years of chelsea. these are the first years of brooklyn happening. so the art scene begins to expand in these ways. this is the new york of "sex and the city." - there was a sense among new yorkers, and among people around the world, that the city was a different, and more vibrant, and bigger, and better place than it had been for a very long time. - mayor giuliani has been, in my view, the best mayor we've had for public safety. - giuliani happens to be an excellent mayor. - the man's great. look what he's done for brooklyn. look what he's done for new york. - this is becoming an enormous national success story.