Metropolis straphangers usually tend to be victims of crime now than earlier than the pandemic, in response to knowledge — but NYPD brass insisted Monday that the media is responsible for “perceptions” of unsafety.
Final month, there have been 2.14 crimes per million riders, dramatically larger than the pre-COVID August 2019 fee of 1.5 crimes per million riders, the most recent figures present, reflecting an total annual development.
The rise is much more dismal contemplating there are considerably fewer straphangers now than earlier than COVID, which means extra crimes are occurring in opposition to a smaller variety of riders.
However chatting with board members Monday, NYPD Chief of Division Kenneth Corey selected to deal with the typical variety of every day crimes within the system.
“Within the month of August, we averaged 5.8 crimes a day … vs. 6.7 in 2019,’’ Corey stated. “Alright, so so much much less crime taking place in transit than was taking place pre-pandemic.
“We're making measurable, sustained progress,’’ he stated. “And I believe that what’s getting misplaced right here is that there's a narrative that’s inaccurate that’s driving folks’s perceptions of how protected the subway actually is.”
Corey, the NYPD’s high uniformed official, insisted that “the media” is driving public issues about security whereas driving.
He pointed to elevated practice patrols and a surge in arrests and summonses as proof that NYPD motion had resulted in safer subways.
Final month’s crime determine was down in comparison with the start of the yr.
Transit officers on Monday additionally touted their very own research displaying the variety of homeless at transit hubs together with Penn Station has dropped considerably this yr.
The large hub noticed a 78% drop “within the variety of homeless sheltered” in its commuter rail, subway and railroad amenities, MTA Chief Security Officer Patrick Warren stated.
“Private security issues” stay on the high of issues for Lengthy Island Railroad commuters who use the station, officers stated.
The MTA’s newest buyer survey of LIRR riders discovered excessive charges of dissatisfaction with “homeless at vacation spot,” “erratic folks at vacation spot” and “private safety at vacation spot,” they stated.
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