The number of stop-and-frisk reports filed by the New York City police fell 51 percent in the first three months of 2013, compared with the same period last year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The decline comes as the crime-fighting tactic undergoes a high-profile challenge in the federal court.
From Jan. 1 through March 31, officers conducted 99,788 stop and frisks, compared with 203,500 during the same period in 2012. It was unclear how many of these encounters resulted in an actual frisk after a stop.