NYPD Chief of Transit Michael Kemper will be stepping down from his post as top transit cop next month but will not be leaving the NYC subways, amNewYork
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“No Transit Bureau chief has ever been a better partner than Michael Kemper in creating strategies to reduce subway crime and improve quality of life for riders and transit workers. He leaves this role with a legacy that includes the lowest number of subway robberies since record keeping began, and fewer serious transit crimes overall than before the pandemic,” MTA chair Janno Lieber said in a statement.
According to NYPD statistics, the NYC subway system has seen an overall 5.2% drop in crime year to date as Kemper repeatedly told amNewYork Metro that his focus has been on stopping fare evasion. In the month of July alone, transit crime reduced by 19.7% .
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