Riding Public Transit is like picking up hitchhikers. From the NY Post: Exclusive | Murders soar 60% on NYC subways, nearing record
Murders across the city’s subway system have surged 60% so far this year — a troubling trend as overall crime on the rails has dipped.
Now the numbers are low - 8 people were killed as of September 8th, but it is the very definintion of a "controlled environment." You would think NYPD would be able to police that part of the city.
From 1997 to 2020, there were never more than five murders in the subway in a single year, according to the earliest public NYPD data.
I won't say that all of NYC is circling the drain, but ...
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