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16 JULY 26, 2024

Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul Celebrate

New Subway Safety Milestones, Massive

Decreases In Subway Crime

Transit Crime Down 44 Percent This Week, 27 Percent Over Past Four Weeks,

8 Percent Year to Date; Fewest Robberies YTD in Recorded History

Hall and NYPD leadership — imple-
OUR BUREAU
mented by NYPD officers — that has
NEW YORK, NY led to this year’s notable reduction in
subway crime.”
ew York City Mayor Eric
Adams, New York Governor
NKathy Hochul, New York “Governor Hochul and Mayor Ad-
City Police Department (NYPD) ams have made subway safety
Commissioner Edward A. Caban,
and Metropolitan Transportation a priority, and the results are
Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO in,” said MTA Chair and CEO Li-
Janno Lieber have celebrated new
data released by the NYPD, showing eber. “In the first half of 2024,
new milestones in the city and MTA’s subways had both the lowest
efforts to make New York City’s sub-
ways even safer. Transit crime is down daily crime rate in 14 years and
44.4 percent this week compared to the third lowest in the 28 years
the same week last year, down 26.6
percent over the last four weeks com- since NYPD has been collecting
pared to the same time period last this data when discounting the
year, and down 7.8 percent year to
date compared to 2023. proactive measures we’re taking to is the prerequisite for success of pub- pandemic.”
“Our public transit system is the prevent and reduce violence on our lic transportation. The Adams admin-
lifeblood of our city, and keeping subways are working,” said Governor istration is leading the way to ensure If current trends continue, July
New Yorkers safe on the subway is Hochul. “Secure, reliable transit is a that our transit system is safe, with ad- will be the sixth consecutive month
key to ensuring that New York re- necessity for residents and visitors in ditional support from the NYPD and with a double-digit decrease in sub-
mains the safest big city in America,” our great city. With continued part- compassionate care for New Yorkers way crime. Last year, overall crime in
said Mayor Adams. “Today, it is clear: nership with Mayor Adams, Chair- experiencing mental health crises,” the transit system fell nearly 3 percent
thanks to our efforts, our subways man Lieber and our partners in law said Deputy Mayor for Operations compared to 2022, as the number of
are getting even safer. We’ve had five enforcement, we will continue to do and MTA Board Member Meera riders increased by 14 percent. This
straight months of double-digit de- everything in our power to keep the Joshi. “As New Yorkers go about year, transit crime was down 15.4
creases in overall subway crime after system safe.” their days, going to work and school, percent in February, 23.5 percent in
we surged more than 1,000 additional “The tireless efforts of the men picking up their kids, going out for March, 23 percent in April, 10.6 per-
officers into the system in February, and women of the NYPD are making the night, they should be confident cent in May, and 15.3 percent in June.
and, so far, in July, we’re on track for a remarkable impact on the overall that they’ll get where they’re going The massive reduction in sub-
a sixth month of safer subways. Today, safety and quality of life of all New without incident. Today, thanks to the way crime came in February, after
other than during the pandemic, our Yorkers, both on the streets and hard-working staff at the NYPD and Mayor Adams directed the NYPD
transit system is the safest it’s been in throughout our vast transit system,” MTA, and our partners across every to surge an additional 1,000 police
14 years, with the lowest number of said NYPD Commissioner Caban. level of government, we can safely say officers into the subway system each
robberies in recorded history — and “With subway ridership steadily in- that that confidence is warranted.” day to help keep New Yorkers safe.
we’re committed to making our sub- creasing, the NYPD continues to “Our public safety mission is a Additionally, in March, the NYPD
ways even safer. I’m grateful to have deploy its resources to stations, plat- 24/7 endeavor, just like the New York announced “Operation Fare Play,”
partners in Governor Hochul, NYPD forms, and trains in a strategic, intel- City subway system,” said NYPD an initiative to ensure riders pay their
Commissioner Caban, and MTA ligence-driven manner that is lifting Chief of Transit Michael Kemper. fare when entering the subway system
Chair and CEO Lieber who share our every neighborhood and improving “And while public safety continues to by deploying 800 more police officers
commitment to making the safest city the lives of all the people we serve in be a shared responsibility between into the subway system to crack down
in the country even safer.” communities across our great city.” the entire criminal justice system and on fare evasion. The successful oper-
“Keeping New Yorkers safe is my “Look to any city in the country the people we serve, it is the ongoing ation has helped correct behavior and
top priority, and it’s clear that the and you will see the same thing: safety investment in transit safety by City kept the subway system safe.

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