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I can't find any source online that says felony assaults on the subway are up 9% this year. Even the Post, which is typically inclined towards hyping crime rate
by woodruffw 1y ago
I can't find any source online that says felony assaults on the subway are up 9% this year. Even the Post, which is typically inclined towards hyping crime rates, reports that felony assault rates are flat this year[1]. The same source claims that major offenses have dropped 18% YoY so far.
As with so many other things about NYC, salacious stories are given a funhouse mirror effect: you wouldn't want to fill your car's gas tank next to someone who has a victim in their trunk, but that person isn't being given national news coverage like the corpse abuser was.
[1]: https://nypost.com/2025/04/03/us-news/nyc-subway-crime-drops-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-cops-flood-system-fear-has-really-gone-down/ https://nypost.com/2025/04/03/us-news/nyc-subway-crime-drops...
- gjsman-1000 1y ago3 hours ago: https://nypost.com/2025/05/14/us-news/nyc-subway-musicians-fear-underground-crime-as-assaults-surge-you-learn-how-to-protect-yourself/#:~:text=In%20April%2C%20data%20revealed%20assaults,in%202019%2C%20the%20data%20show. https://nypost.com/2025/05/14/us-news/nyc-subway-musicians-f... New York Times in March: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/nyregion/subway-crime-nyc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/nyregion/subway-crime-nyc...
- woodruffw 1y agoThis Post article doesn't provide a source. Mine claims the NYPD as a source but doesn't link it either, though. It seems like only one of these can be correct: there would have to be a very large spike in felony assaults in a single month for the number to go up by 9% YoY. The Times article doesn't mention this year's stats. Last year's were definitely worse, so it's not surprising they mention that.