Statistics from the NYPD showed a 15 percent drop in major crime this June, compared to the same period in 2023, along with an 8 percent drop in major crimes so far this year compared to last year.
During an MTA Safety Committee meeting on Monday, officials highlighted a significant decrease in major crimes in the New York City subway system, according to the latest stats released by the NYPD . The statistics revealed a 15% drop in major crime this past June, compared to the same period last year.In June 2023, there were 203 major crimes committed, while this June saw only 172.
Just a day before Monday's meeting, a woman was stabbed four times in the abdomen by a panhandler she had refused at the Jamaica-Van Wyck station in Queens. The woman remains hospitalized. On July 17, a woman riding the subway was punched in the face by another woman who had begun yelling anti-Asian slurs onboard a Q train.
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