CRIMENY POST
NYC’s major subway crime spikes in all boroughs, while citywide total down 1% — stoking new fears among straphangers
Major subway and bus crimes have increased in most of NYPD's nine patrol boroughs this year, despite a 0.08% citywide decline in such crimes. The rise in local crime rates has heightened fears among subway riders about potential violence.
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