Murders soar 60% on NYC subways, nearing record
WEBMurders across the city’s subway system have surged 60% so far this year — a troubling trend as overall crime on the rails has dipped. Eight people have been slaughtered on subway cars or in ...
National Guard sent to NYC subways amid crime spike, Hochul …
WEBMar 6, 2024 · For the year, subway crime is still up 13% compared to 2023, with assaults on the transit system up 11%. NYPD transit police are investigating 86 assaults, up from last year's 77.
New York subway crime: What is perception, what is real, and how ... - CNN
WEBOct 24, 2022 · Riders who were driven away by the pandemic are returning to the system, but perhaps more slowly because of headlines about stabbings, robberies and people being shoved in front of trains by...
How Bad Is Crime in the Subways? - The New York Times
WEBMar 6, 2024 · In mid-2022, there was about one violent crime per one million rides on the subway, according to a New York Times analysis. Since then, the overall crime rate has fallen and ridership has...
NYPD bodycam video shows police shooting at Brooklyn subway …
WEB17 hours ago · The NYPD on Friday released body-worn camera footage from last weekend's shooting at a Brooklyn subway station that started as a confrontation between police and an alleged fare-beater. Two police ...
At least 6 stabbed in NYC subway system after mayor announces …
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · At least six people were stabbed in New York City’s subway system over the weekend, with the first attacks unfolding just hours after Mayor Eric Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul...
NYPD will soon start bag checks amid rising subway crime after …
WEBMar 5, 2024 · NEW YORK (WABC) -- Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul are expected to announce new resources to address increasing subway crime -- including more officers underground and bag checks.
NYPD Officials Defend Shooting on Brooklyn Subway That …
WEB2 days ago · Published Sept. 18, 2024 Updated Sept. 19, 2024, 5:46 p.m. ET. New York City police leaders said Wednesday evening that officers had done the best they could when they shot a man wielding a knife ...
How Safe Is the Subway? What Those Who Work There Have to Say.
WEBNov 4, 2022 · A New York Times analysis of M.T.A. and police statistics shows that the possibility of falling victim to violent crime in the subway remains remote, even as the rate of violent crimes — murder,...
NYC subway crime stats updated: See latest NYPD numbers - NBC New York
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Violence in the subway system is rare, with major crimes dropping nearly 3% from 2022 to 2023 and killings falling from 10 to five during the same span, according to police. But serious incidents...
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