Subway crime on decline this year as arrests soar

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on October 23, 2023

The subway system has seen a significant dip in major crimes this year, police said on Monday, even as the number of arrests and summonses issued in the transit network soars.

Over the first nine months of 2023, the number of major felonies perpetrated in the subway system has dipped 5% compared to last year, with police recording 1,632 “index” crimes this year compared to 1,718 in 2022, according to Chief Michael Kemper of the NYPD’s Transit Bureau.