NYC Subway Crime Drops 17% in February After Influx of Officers
- City sends 1,000 additional police officers to subway system
- Riders shaken by three murders on subway network this year
New York Police Department officers enter a subway at a station in New York.
Photographer: Stephanie Keith/BloombergA flood of uniformed police officers — about 1,000 additional ones each day — is making a dent in lawlessness on New York City’s subway system, with crime falling 17% in February so far.
The influx comes amid a series of high-profile shootings just two months into the year which has shaken mass-transit riders. A man was fatally shot last month on a 3-line subway train in Brooklyn after trying to subdue a dispute over loud music. Another man was shot and killed on the 4 train in the Bronx on Feb. 12 when an argument between two groups of teenagers turned violent. Most recently, a man was murdered Friday morning on a D train in the Bronx over a dispute with other riders.