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COMMUNITY OP-ED                                                     OCTOBER 25, 2024       |  The Indian Eye 14


         Nine Straight Months of Crime






                 Reduction in New York City







              Homicides, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto are all down year to date. And in
            September, we also saw decreases in homicides, robberies, burglaries, grand larcenies, and grand

              larceny autos. Additionally, transit crime is also down year to date. It was down 8.7 percent in
                      September, down 4.8 percent for this quarter, and is down 5.1 percent year to date



                                                                                                              delivered services to over 500 people.
                                                                                                              That is over 500 New Yorkers who
                                                                                                              received vital resources, like shelter,
                                                                                                              clothes, food, or medical attention
                                                                                                              because of our intensive efforts.
                                                                                                                  This is the compassionate thing
                                                                                                              to do, and we will be expanding the
                                                                                                              program in the months to come so
                                                                                                              we can reach even more New York-
                                                                                                              ers in need.
                                                                                                                  To  be  clear:  we  are  in  no  way
                                                                                                              saying those who are unhoused and
                                                                                                              in need of support are the primary
                                                                                                              source of crime on the subways or
                   ERIC ADAMS
                                                                                                              that they deserve to be in jail — be-
                                                                                                              cause they don’t. But they don’t de-
               ur mission as an administra-                                                                   serve to be ignored either. That is
               tion has always been clear:                                                                    why our administration has been fo-
        Omaking New York City af-                                                                             cused on connecting unhoused New
        fordable and keeping it the safest big                                                                Yorkers to services for their safety
        city in America. We have been able to                                                                 and doing this work in a compassion-
        achieve this by being tough and smart                                                                 ate way.
        on crime, both on our streets and in                                                                      The PATH program will supple-
        the subways.                                                                                          ment, not replace SCOUT, a success-
                                                                                                              ful co-response initiative we operate
                                                     Since PATH began on August 29th, less than two months ago,
        Thanks to our efforts, New York   the teams have made contact with over 1,500 unhoused New Yorkers and delivered services   with the MTA to support  people
                                                                                                              struggling with serious mental illness.
        City has seen nine straight                          to over 500 people (File/Agency Photo)           It will also supplement our ongoing
        months of crime reduction,                                                                            nightly End-Of-Line efforts and our
                                                                                                              entire Subway Safety Plan.
        and crime continues to trend      percent in September, down 4.8 per-  stream  solutions,  like  education,  af-  Just this past week, an MTA
        downward  in New  York  City.     cent for this quarter, and is down 5.1   fordable housing, after-school and   worker was violently assaulted at an
                                          percent year to date.
                                                                            holiday school programing, and early
                                                                                                              end-of-line stop in Brooklyn. Fortu-
        Overall index crime was down          We have achieved nine straight   intervention.                  nately, our officers were right there
                                                                                One of our signature interven-
        3.1 percent in September, 3.3     months of crime reduction through   tions is the “Partnership Assistance   to apprehend the suspect. This illus-
                                                                                                              trates why it is so important to con-
                                          hard work and perseverance. We
        percent for the third quarter,    have  taken  several  important  steps   for Transit Homelessness,” or PATH,  tinue our work and make sure we
        and is down 2.0 percent year      like removing more than 18,500 ille-  program. This initiative brings to-  are able to proactively offer help to
                                          gal guns from our neighborhoods, ar-
                                                                            gether teams of trained nurses and
                                                                                                              those who need it.
        to date.                          resting violent criminals, and taking   outreach staff from the Department   Being mayor of New York City
                                          more than 70,000 illegal mopeds and   of Homeless Services, and NYC   means looking after the needs of all
            Homicides, burglary, grand lar-  ghost cars off our streets since the   Health + Hospitals along with the   New Yorkers. And our entire team
        ceny, and grand larceny auto are all   start of our administration.  NYPD transit police, who conduct   works tirelessly each day to achieve
        down year to date. And in Septem-     We’ve closed more than 1,200 il-  co-response outreach overnight at   that vision  and  deliver results  —
        ber, we also saw decreases in homi-  legal smoke shops. And we have put   subway stations across Manhattan.   keeping New York City the Safest
        cides, robberies, burglaries, grand   more police on the streets and on our    Since PATH began on August   Big City in America.
        larcenies, and grand larceny autos.  subways.                       29th, less than two months ago, the
            Additionally, transit crime is also   We are  also  tackling the root   teams have made contact with over   Eric Adams is the Mayor of
        down year to date. It was down 8.7   causes of crime by investing in up-  1,500 unhoused New Yorkers and      New York City, NY


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