Why don't you tell my why we have under 1000 murders a year in New York State, with over 19 million people?

Arizona Crime Rates 1960 - 2006
2006 population of Arizona:
6,166,318
Number of murders: 465

New York Crime Rates 1960 - 2006
2006 population of New York State:
19,306,183
Number of murders: 921

New York State, with over thee times the population of Arizona, and stricter gun control, has significantly less murders, per capita, than Arizona.