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Kathy Hochul: “Since I took office in 2021, the number of crimes per rider…”

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Governor Hochul Announces Subway Crime on Track to Reach Lowest Levels in a Generation in 2025

Published | Video Starts at 03:34

And that was a time when people didn't talk about subway crime the way they had over the more previous years. And again, Since I took office in 2021, the number of crimes per rider has gone down 30%. In fact, 2025 is on pace to be the second safest year in our subways, eclipsed only by one year, 2029. So it doesn't happen by accident. (03:34–03:43)

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Asserts that since taking office in 2021, the number of crimes per rider has decreased by 30%.

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