The number of weapons being brought to city schools is declining, according to the NYPD. Police say more than 1,500 guns, knives, and other items were seized at the entrances of city schools over the last 12 months.
That number is down 18 percent from last year.
According to police statistics released Saturday, 30 fewer weapons and nearly 340 fewer so-called "dangerous instruments" – such as penknives and laser pointers – were confiscated from July of last year through last week, compared with the same period from 2005 to 2006.
Most of the weapons were taken away at schools with metal detectors.
The NYPD has put the machines in more than 80 high schools and middle schools over the last nine years.
Other schools are using portable scanners and perform random weapon checks.
