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4 homicides already this year and it's not even August? I read on HN that between 1990 and 2003 there had been just 10 homicides in the very same subway and it
by pandaman 4y ago
4 homicides already this year and it's not even August? I read on HN that between 1990 and 2003 there had been just 10 homicides in the very same subway and it allegedly had been much more dangerous in that period of time [1]. Seeing that the population only grew by ~15% since 1990 it looks like a huge increase in murder rate. What's going on there?
1.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32223533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32223533
- woodruffw 4y agoSubway crime rates have risen substantially in the last two years; it remains to be seen whether that’ll become a long-term trend. In particular, as ridership numbers return to normal, the rate seems to be going down. Even with the 2022 rise, the subway remains substantially safer than any other form of transit.
- pandaman 4y ago>Even with the 2022 rise, the subway remains substantially safer than any other form of transit. By miles traveled or by the total number of deaths occurred while traveling?
- woodruffw 4y agoBoth. The subway is safer by these four metrics: * Number of deaths, miles traveled * Number of deaths, per capita commuter * Number of deaths from violent crime or negligence, miles traveled * Number of deaths from violent crime or negligence, per capita commuter
- pandaman 4y agoSo, to be safer than 0.07 death per billion miles in air travel and still have at least 4 death (there might be more deaths from other causes) and assuming nobody will die the rest of the year, also given 3M daily commuters from your numbers it appears the average commute in NYC subway is more than 52 miles?