{"id":259005,"date":"2021-05-26T03:38:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T00:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-internal-review-spotted-no-cops-in-most-subway-stations\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T03:38:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T00:38:29","slug":"mta-internal-review-spotted-no-cops-in-most-subway-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-internal-review-spotted-no-cops-in-most-subway-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA internal review spotted no cops in most subway stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#MTA internal review spotted no cops in most subway stations<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MTA officials skeptical of the NYPD\u2019s show of force in the subways surveyed the system over the last week and found cops were mostly nowhere to be found, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Transit workers visited 2,928 stations from Saturday, May 15 through this past Monday, May 24 \u2014 and spotted cops only 14 percent of the time, an MTA source said.<\/p>\n<p>On some days, the workers observed police at as few as four percent of stations. <\/p>\n<p>The most police coverage observed was on Friday, May 21, when 31 percent of the 334 stations surveyors visited had a visible police presence, the source said.<\/p>\n<p>The previous Monday through Thursday, surveyors observed cops at just 16 percent of stations \u2014 even after Mayor Bill de Blasio\u2019s pledge to add 125 extra cops to the morning and evening rush hours.<\/p>\n<p>Publicly available Transit Bureau stats set to be presented by NYPD at Wednesday\u2019s MTA board meeting will show crime dropped from March to April \u2014 as MTA leaders and city officials traded barbs over safety on the subway.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"An NYPD officer at Union Square subway station.\" class=\"wp-image-18343391 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-503.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-503.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-503.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-503.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-503.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An NYPD officer at Union Square subway station.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anthony Behar\/Sipa USA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Overall, police reported 111 major felonies during the month of April, compared to 118 the previous month, the publicly available stats show. Those categories include murder, rape, robbery, grand larceny, felony assault and burglary.<\/p>\n<p>April saw 2.09 crimes per million riders, according to NYPD \u2014 a continued decline in the crime rate from March, when there were 2.32 crimes per million riders, but still up from pre-pandemic levels in 2019, when there was  around 1.47 crimes per rider.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD said in a statement it \u201cremains flexible and ever prepared to reallocate its personnel to respond to any upticks in crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A person on an empty subway platform on May 17, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-18343417 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-501.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-501.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-501.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-501.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/no-police-in-subway-501.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A person on an empty subway platform on May 17, 2021<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn February, the Department deployed over 500 officers to keep New Yorkers safe in our trains, stations, and platforms. An additional 250 \u201cSpecial Deployment\u201d Officers were just added to supplement patrols during peak <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> hours,\u201d an NYPD rep said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are working hand in hand with the thousands of Transit officers constantly assigned to patrol the subway system as part of the NYPD Transit Bureau\u2019s daily mission to address crime conditions and keep riders safe.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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