"Subway crime dropped 14% last month compared with October 2024, marking the lowest level for any October on record, according to NYPD crime and transit data released Monday. There were 154 major crimes reported in the transit system in October, down from 180 in the same month last year, per the latest figures. Police said the four-month period from July through October was also the safest stretch on the subway in recorded history, excluding the pandemic years when ridership plummeted."
"Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch credited the downward trend to the department's precision policing strategy and a Fall Violence Reduction Plan launched in mid-October that places up to 1,800 uniformed officers on nightly foot patrols in 54 zones across 38 neighborhoods, including subways, public housing, and high-crime precincts. This isn't luck or coincidence it's the direct result of the relentless work of the men and women of the NYPD, Tisch said in a statement. The drop in subway crime also coincides with an increase in ridership."
Subway major crime declined 14% in October from the previous year, totaling 154 incidents and marking the lowest October on record. The four-month span from July through October represented the safest recorded stretch on the subway outside pandemic years. The decline coincided with a Fall Violence Reduction Plan deploying up to 1,800 uniformed officers on nightly foot patrols across 54 zones in 38 neighborhoods and a precision policing strategy credited by police leadership. Ridership also increased, with the system surpassing 4.5 million daily riders on consecutive days in late October. High-profile attacks, including the fatal beating of Nicola Tanzi on Oct. 7, prompted public concern.
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