NYPD to deploy 200 more officers to patrol subway

NYPD to deploy 200 more officers to patrol subway, as transit crime drops 5.4% and grisly attacks alarm riders
The city will surge another 200 NYPD officers into the subway system, even as transit crime dropped over the past year, officials said Monday.
The NYPD is dispatching more police officers to NYC’s subway stations with the highest crime rates
According to the NYPD’s most recent crime report , 2024 saw a 5.4% drop in crime within the subway system—more than double the crime reduction in 2023. And that’s included in the overall reduction of crime of 3% or about 3,662 fewer incidents across the boroughs.
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