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Transit crime drops, but felony assaults in NYC subway rise 19%
- Felony assaults in New York City’s subway system increased 19 percent in early 2025, with 255 incidents reported so far this year.
- This rise followed congestion pricing implementation in January and coincided with reports linking assaults to mental illness and system crowding.
- While overall transit crime dropped 6 percent due to increased police presence including two officers overnight on trains and more overtime patrols, assaults on officers and workers surged.
- NYPD statistics show that 36 percent of subway felony assaults targeted police or MTA employees, representing a 66 percent rise compared to 2019 when 154 assaults were recorded.
- Experts and officials suggest that mental health challenges, judicial system weaknesses, and crowding contribute to the increased assaults, while enforcement efforts may provoke aggressive responses.
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Transit crime drops, but felony assaults in NYC subway rise 19%
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Despite an overall drop in transit crime, felony assaults in New York City’s subway system have jumped 19 percent this year, according to NYPD data through the end of May. Police stats show that there have been 828 reported crimes across the subway system in 2025, down nearly six percent from the 876 incidents reported during the same time last year. More Local News Felony assaults, however, are moving in the opposite di…
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