Economy Affects Public Urination

According to the latest NYPD data, New Yorkers are drinking and urinating in public more. In the last half of 2008, summonses for drinking in public have risen from 66,885 to 70,948. Summonses for public urination rose from 3,888 to 4,161. Ya know, it just wouldn’t be New York if I couldn’t smell a hint of urine on the NYC subway.

Well, it’s not all bad news for New Yorkers. Cases of disorderly conduct over the year dropped from 47,730 to 43,018, trespassing from 8,437 to 7,858, marijuana possession from 4,775 to 4,107 and littering from 3,216 to 2,901. Could there be a correlation between quality of life crimes and the economy?