NYPD to Reveal Subway Crime Statistics Amid Several Recent Subway Attacks
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Eddie Caban are expected to address subway crime, the top concern on many commuters’ minds.
The recent attacks have many New Yorkers on edge.
As the NYPD prepares to release its crime statistics on Wednesday, Adams says the subway is the safest it has been since he took office.
Police say that last Sunday, a 48-year-old man was aboard a 2 train at the 96th Street station when someone pulled a knife on him. The suspect used anti-ethnic insults toward the victim and asked her to hand over his money.
Authorities released a photo of the man they believe was responsible for that attack. Troopers say the suspect is approximately 5’9, has a medium build and was last seen wearing a yellow jacket, green shirt, sneakers and dark colored pants.
News of this attack came just before Adams was traveling along with some high-ranking members of the NYPD leadership. From January to March of this year, traffic crimes decreased by about one percent compared to the same period in 2023.
The mayor says there was an “increase in crime in the subway system” during the first month of this year. With the newly unveiled safety initiatives, crime was down approximately 25 percent in March.
“I said, ‘Ma’am, let me ask the question another way. What are we going to do?'” the mayor said. “‘How about you get a group of friends together, these thoughtful, energetic, smart young people? How about you go out one day, walk with us, and interact with these people who live in the subway system?'”
Adams believes things underground are much better now than when he took office a little more than two years ago.
He is expected to join Caban to give an update on subway crime at his quarterly news conference on crime statistics at 1 p.m.
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