New York City subways have seen a slight dip in crime since cops began patrolling the trains overnight earlier this year, data shows.
Crime in the system was down 7% between Jan. 20 — when the nighttime patrols began — and March 16, compared to the same time frame last year, according to NYPD statistics.
Mayor Eric Adams touted the overall reduction in subway mayhem since the beginning of the year, tipping his hat to the new policing effort for driving down the trend.
“In partnership with the governor, the NYPD began to put police officers on every train during overnight hours, seven days per week since January, and thanks in part to those efforts, subway crime is down 28%,” Adams told reporters Thursday, citing data showing a major downturn between January and February compared to those two months in 2024…