While crime on the New York City subway has decreased, a sense of unease persists among riders. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch acknowledges the public's perception of insecurity, attributing it to visible issues like public urination and drug use. Mayor Eric Adams echoes this sentiment, emphasizing the gap between reality and perception.
Crime on the New York City subways is down 5.4% from a year ago, though 'People don't feel safe on the subway,' Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch conceded Monday, a sentiment echoed by Mayor Eric Adams ' Perception always overrides reality,' Adams said. 'The average New Yorker would believe they're living in a city that is out of control. That is not the reality.' The drop in transit crime coincides with an overall 2.9% drop in crime in 2024, including murders and shootings.
'The crime reductions we saw last year were achieved against all odds and are attributable to the hard work and grit of our cops,' Tisch said.However, murders on the subway doubled last year, with 10 compared to five last year.Increases in felony assaults the police commissioner attributed to repeat offenders. She called it 'disheartening' for police officers to be arresting the same people over and over again due to an increase in the number of decline-to-prosecute cases and a decrease in the number of defendants for whom bail is set.Major crime on the subway is down 12.7% from 2019.And homicides in 2024 were up 233.3% compared to homicides to 2019, which was a historically low year for homicides in New York City.'Effective this week, I've directed that we move more than 200 officers onto the trains to do specialty train patrols, and I have further directed that we deploy more officers onto subway platforms in the 50 highest crime stations in the city,' she said. When it comes to perception vs. reality, Tisch said she understands where New Yorkers are coming from. 'There are no mental gymnastics required here when you see toothpaste behind lock and key at a local pharmacy, or public urination or people shooting up on the corner with impunity. It doesn't have to be this way. New Yorkers demand and deserve better,' she said. Starting Tuesday, 624 additional police officers will hit the street
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