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A rise in theft drove an overall increase in subway crime in May compared to April, according to newly released NYPD stats. NYPD Transit Chief Jason Wilcox said an increase in ridership was ...
Major subway crime has declined by 16% since 1,200 additional cops were assigned to the transit system, according to new NYPD data ... murders that prompted the surge of 1,200 officers in the ...
Amid this year’s surging crime rates — including an ... “You never know who you’re going to see on the subway,” Hizzoner says afterward. NYPD Sgt. Victor Tavarez, leading a five-member ...
The subway surge began on Jan. 20 ... He remains at large as of Monday afternoon. NYPD data shows that crime overall in the transit system is down 36% so far this year compared to 2024 ...
Crime in New York City’s subway system fell by 23% in March compared to the same period last year as the NYPD sent hundreds of additional officers to ride the rails and keep straphangers safe ...
On the subways, crime was down more than 23% in March, which police attributed to the surge of 1,000 officers ... from Commissioner Caban and the NYPD, 2024 subway crime is now below 2023 levels ...
As for subway ... the NYPD's progress, including a second straight year of overall crime declines, is being undermined by repeat offenders and she blamed justice reforms. "Unacceptable surge ...
Blades are carving up the Big Apple. Stabbings and slashings across the city this year spiked 6% to 3,582 incidents through ...
The latest surge in officers comes weeks after ... system alongside the MTA and state police to help the NYPD conduct bag checks. Subway crime so far this year is up 7% over the same period ...
The New York City Police Department has assigned dozens of additional officers to patrol the subway system after a spate of stabbing incidents — including one fatality — over the weekend, a ...