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Report: Most NYC Murder Victims In 2013 Knew Their Killers

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Of the 334 murders in New York City in 2013, it appears only 29 victims did not know their killer.

According to a report in the New York Post, you're more likely to drown in your bathtub, die in an earthquake or die in a plane crash than be murdered by a stranger in New York. Not all the murder cases have been solved, though, so the number could go higher.

Report: Most NYC Murder Victims Knew Their Killers

According to the Post, 62 of last year's murder victims were killed by a family member, 53 were killed by a friend or acquaintance, which could mean a rival gang member.

A senior police official added that stickups as gas stations and bodegas, once common in the city, are rapidly disappearing.

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