ALBANY – Mass transit has been part of the overall crime conversation in New York over the last several years.
While some statistics show that subway crime in New York City is trending downward – the MTA reported last summer an 9.3% drop in felony assaults and a 16.7% drop in robberies compared to 2024 – the U.S. Department of Transportation recorded a 21% in violent index crimes (murder, rape, robbery, assault) between 2019 and 2024. The same study found that felonious assaults increased 53% during that period.
In December 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-Hamburg) was skewered for a social media post advertising the safety of the subways, just hours after Debrina Kawam, 57, was set on fire and killed by an illegal immigrant…