manateefourmation t1_j6gq4en wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:53 AM

Reply to comment by mahabraja in MTA report shows 16 percent drop in subway crimes since October 2022 by lifandigoosogn

How many people ride the subway every day? Do you know? Do you want to compare the crime rate per capita on the subway to any other city in the United States?

mahabraja t1_j6ladiy wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:06 AM

That's the entire point. Subway crime occurs on the subway and in subway stations. Where up until last October there has been a distinct lack of presence. There been posted up in their patrol cars on Facebook. Now they just facebook in the stations. It's definitely a step in the right direction.

manateefourmation t1_j6m0emt wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:21 AM

Although I very much appreciate the police presence, crime on the subway was overstated by people and sensationalized. In a world where everyone has video cameras and lots of easy - free- places to post the videos, crime seems out of control when the subway is actually quite safe. This is statistically true even with the spike since the pandemic.