The figures, revealed at the MTA’s monthly board meeting Monday, show decreases in all five of the seven major crime categories – except from murders, which are even, and burglaries, which increased by six – in the Big Apple’s subway system between January and August.
“We will continue to drive overall crime even lower. This is happening at a time when historically crime often spikes," said NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban.
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NEW YORK — Violent crime in the city dropped this past summer at a time when cops usually brace for a jump in mayhem, police said Wednesday. Cops saw a 28% drop in shootings and a 19% drop in murders in July and August when compared with the same two months last year, according to NYPD statistics. The not-so-cruel summer comes as crime continues to drop in the city, NYPD Police Commissioner .
Violent crime in the city dropped this past summer at a time when cops usually brace for a jump in mayhem, police said Wednesday. Cops saw a 28% drop in shootings and a 19% drop in murders in July and August when compared to the same two months last year, according to NYPD statistics. The not-so-cruel summer comes as crime continues to drop in the city, NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban .