Kathy Hochul: “Subway crime is at its lowest level it has been in 16 years.”

“I did not expect to see those numbers anytime soon. And the people are coming back. Most importantly, this is the one I focus on, subway crime statistics. Subway crime is at its lowest level it has been in 16 years. And that's even as ridership continues to climb. Overall, crime in our transit system has dropped almost 15% since 2019, lower than 2019.” (03:10–03:17)

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