Abortion rates in Monroe County plummeted 16.9% in 2016 according to recently released New York State vital statistics, the most recent year of statistics available. The reduction outpaces the state decline of 5.2% by more than three fold. It is the largest year over year drop in Monroe County’s long abortion history, hitting an all-time low of 1,588 total abortions. The high-water mark for Monroe County was in 2008 and it is the only county, with more than 500 annual abortions, to experience a continual yearly decline, resulting in a staggering 58% reduction in nine years!