{"id":436804,"date":"2022-04-24T20:31:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T17:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/subway-assaults-jump-by-over-50-percent-highest-in-11-months\/"},"modified":"2022-04-24T20:31:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T17:31:37","slug":"subway-assaults-jump-by-over-50-percent-highest-in-11-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/subway-assaults-jump-by-over-50-percent-highest-in-11-months\/","title":{"rendered":"#Subway assaults jump by over 50 percent, highest in 11 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d538ef366a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d538ef366a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/subway-assaults-jump-by-over-50-percent-highest-in-11-months\/#%E2%80%9CSubway_assaults_jump_by_over_50_percent_highest_in_11_months%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Subway assaults jump by over 50 percent, highest in 11 months&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSubway_assaults_jump_by_over_50_percent_highest_in_11_months%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Subway assaults jump by over 50 percent, highest in 11 months&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Felony assaults on the New York City transit system spiked more than 50 percent between February and March \u2014 reaching the highest total since the NYPD began increasing subway patrols 11 months ago, new data shows.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the troubling increase in assaults, subway crime overall was flat last month compared to February, according to NYPD data released Friday.<\/p>\n<p>There were 180 felony crimes recorded on the subways in March \u2014 down two from February. But the number of felony assaults jumped from 41 in February to 62 in March, according to the new stats. <\/p>\n<p>The figure reflects the highest number of felony assaults since last May, when a string of high profile crimes spurred then-Mayor Bill de Blasio \u2014 at the urging of the MTA \u2014 to increase the number of police patrols in the subway system.<\/p>\n<p>May 2021 saw 65 felony assaults \u2014 including a vicious string of slashings committed by a single assailant in a 35-minute span on May 14.<\/p>\n<p>Three days later, on May 17, de Blasio relented to weeks of pressure from the state-run MTA and agreed to add\u00a0125 extra cops\u00a0to the morning and evening rush hours. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/nyc-subway-attack.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Subway attack\" class=\"wp-image-22018245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/nyc-subway-attack.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/nyc-subway-attack.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/nyc-subway-attack.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Felony assaults on New York City subways increased 50 percent between February and March. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DCPI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Assaults dropped significantly the next month, and had remained stable until now. <\/p>\n<p>De Blasio\u2019s successor, Mayor Eric Adams, has continued to increase the number of cops underground in response to high profile crimes \u2014\u00a0most recently after the mass shooting in Brooklyn this month that left 10 people with gunshot wounds and another 19 injured.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD\u2019s reported subway crime rates have remained stubbornly above pre-pandemic figures when adjusted for ridership, which currently stands at around 55 percent of what it was in 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/new-york-homophobic-subway-attack-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Subway attack\" class=\"wp-image-22018253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/new-york-homophobic-subway-attack-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/new-york-homophobic-subway-attack-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/new-york-homophobic-subway-attack-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Transit assaults are at their highest since police increased their presence on subways 11 months ago. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYPD<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The number of felony crimes per million riders was just over two in March, a 13 percent drop compared to February but well above the 1.47 crimes per million riders reported in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Just 2.8 million people rode the subway last Thursday, according to MTA figures \u2014 54.6 percent compared to a similar pre-pandemic day.<\/p>\n<p>In March, subway riders faced everything from stabbings and slashings to hammer attacks and sexual assaults.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/subway-shooting-25.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Subway shooting\" class=\"wp-image-22018259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/subway-shooting-25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/subway-shooting-25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/subway-shooting-25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>This month a mass shooting on a Brooklyn subway left 10 with gunshot wounds and 19 injured. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One victim of a\u00a0brutal hammer attack\u00a0at 14th Street-7th Ave. station told The Post that they\u2019d had it with out-of-control subway crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to live our lives as well as we can, you know, and it\u2019s just unfortunate that we have to face all these adversities, along with just all the struggles in life,\u201d\u00a0the 29-year old victim said shortly after surviving the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard because if we have to be afraid or just be constantly aware, be afraid of anyone who is passing by you and just, you know, who knows what they have, it\u2019s not really a way to live.\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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