New York City’s subway has a reputation for relatively high crime rates and even the occasional murder. Now, numbers show a significant improvement in subway crime: In February 2024, crime dropped by 17% after the city deployed 1,000 additional police officers. New York City’s subway system...
By Marcia Kramer Updated on: March 6, 2024 / 1:16 PM EST / CBS New York Editor's note: In response to rising crime in the subway system, Gov. Hochul announced Wednesday she is deploying 750 National Guard members to help with the bag searches. NEW YORK -- A serie...
By Marcia Kramer Updated on: March 6, 2024 / 1:16 PM EST / CBS New York Editor's note: In response to rising crime in the subway system, Gov. Hochul announced Wednesday she is deploying 750 National Guard members to help with the bag searches. NEW YORK -- A series of violent ...
The theft of the train unfolded amid the deployment of additional police officersto the nation's largest subway systemto combat a surge in crime. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul even deployed National Guard troops as part of a five-point plan to protect subway riders. "There's no q...
NEW YORK -- Reports of sexual offenses in New York City's subway system are way up. Authorities say reports are up more than 50 percent from last year due to more women reporting the crimes. The Wall Street Journal says the offenses include unwanted touching, public lewdness and unlawful ...
A man wanted for questioning by the New York Police Department (NYPD), in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire while she was sleeping on a stationary subway train, is seen in a combination of s...
The incident is just one of several recent crimes in the New York City subway.Data shows that crime in the subway is up 22% since the start of the year, according to theNYPD. Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or...
Governor Hochul announced that the police presence at New York City subway stations will get a massive increase.On Saturday, October 22, 2022, Gov. Hochul, along with NYC Mayor, Eric Adams, detailed their plan to fight transit crime. Each day, NYPD and MTA will increase police at subways ...
Suspect in NYC subway stabbing attack was free under bail reform law Friend of the victim Bill Abbate joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the tragic killing of Tommy Bailey and the broader impact of the crime surge on communities nationwide. The victim of a New York City subway a...
New York Subway Shooting Survivor Sues Gun Manufacturer Glock More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers stand outside a subway station, the scene of a shooting, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly NEW YORK (Re...