According to the Website of the New York Times, statistics from the New York City police show that as of 2022, the city's subway traffic is only about 60% of that of 2019, but the number of subway crimes is roughly the same as in 2019. Some New Yorkers riding the longest (48-kilometer) subway line across New York City say the city feels out of control.
While shootings and murders have decreased since the COVID-19 outbreak, New Yorkers' fear of crime remains high, especially on the subway. Polls found that Americans also believe that crime is more serious than before, even if the data shows that crime has declined.
The US National Public Radio also reported on the relevant situation on the 7th, and some employees on Wall Street were worried about the crime and believed that the city of New York was not so safe, so they were reluctant to return to the office. Their executives must help them overcome this fear before they dare to return to the office.
Screenshot of npsa report
The American public can see in the daily news: a 40-year-old Asian woman was pushed in front of the R-line train heading south, causing death; Daniel Henriques, 48, was shot on his last subway ride from Brooklyn to Manhattan... In a city where about 80 percent of commuters rely on public transportation, these attacks on commuters have struck a nerve.
Screenshot of New York police Twitter
A series of worrying attacks and related reports have made the recognition that "public safety is an issue" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Now, it's not just Wall Street that's worried. A recent Quinnipiac University poll found that about half of respondents said crime is the most pressing issue Facing New York City today.
ADN's U.S. website reported this month that major traffic crimes, including rape, robbery and felony assaults, increased by 52 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the overall data released by the New York police. Jo-Ann Jones, a New York resident living in Harlem, said: "I felt unsafe in the car and was afraid to go out after 8.00. Even the official website of the New York Subway published articles such as "Which Subway is the Most Dangerous Line in New York", including landmark stations such as Times Square, Broadway, Central Terminal and so on.
Screenshot of the official website of the New York Metro
So far in 2022, murders have fallen by 8.1 percent year-over-year and shootings by 7.4 percent, according to the NYPD. In 2022, thefts of New York City's transportation system increased by nearly 90 percent, and the number of attacks rose by about 20 percent. Joseph Giacalone, a former NYPD officer and now an adjunct professor at Manhattan's John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said: "Politicians will say ' Murder is less!' And ignore everything else. ”
"New York City is totally unacceptable to any increase in crime rate," said Keechant L. Sewell, the New York City Police Chief.
(Editor: Ma Rui Editor: Wang Ye)