NYC crime: NYPD reports big drops in street and transit felonies in April

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Crime continued to fall across the five boroughs during April, the NYPD reported Monday.

The overall 4.9% decrease in major felonies around the five boroughs — nearly 500 fewer major crimes from the April 2023 total — also included a substantial 23% reduction in transit crime, according to the NYPD’s statistics.