“We’re not part of the crime-reduction world, or the public safety world, in the same way that we’re part of the health and education and housing world. It never occurred to us that we’re not getting the credit, because we don’t even know that world is out there.” It turns out that one of the best ways to get crime off the street is to get other things on them. That’s where non-profits and other organizations come in. For those of you in that line of work who often wonder if what you do makes any real difference … this one’s for you. From the NYT: The Unsung Role That Ordinary Citizens Played in the Great Crime Decline.