Fear City pamphlets

The Fear City pamphlets were distributed in New York City during June 1975 in a propaganda campaign by the city's police and corrections officers. The pamphlets were subtitled "A Survival Guide for Visitors to the City of New York" and had a picture of a hooded skull on the cover. They warned of high rates of violent crime in the city and contained nine guidelines for "survival".

The pamphlets were created during New York City's 1975 fiscal crisis whereupon municipal budget cuts were announced in May 1975 that threatened over 50,000 city jobs and reduced salaries and pensions as the city drew near to bankruptcy. Police unions responded to the budget cuts by printing at least one million Fear City pamphlets with plans to distribute them at airports, hotels, and bus terminals.

Close copies of the fliers were also distributed by police at Yale University in August 2023 at a time when they were renegotiating their contracts.

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