Subway crime: NYPD touts huge turnaround nearly six months after major crime spike underground

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Subway crime seemed out of control in January of this year, when the transit system saw more than 200 major felonies — including several deadly shootings — in the first month of 2024.

But since then, police brass said, major crimes have plummeted in the subway system — thanks to a surge of additional officers underground and a renewed focus on fare evasion that led to hundreds of weapons being seized.