Overview

• July 2025 saw an 8% decline in major felony crimes on the subway compared to July 2024, achieving the lowest July rate since CompStat began in 1995.
• NYPD statistics show no subway burglaries in July, with robberies down 16.7%, felony assaults down 9.3% and grand larcenies down 6% year-over-year.
• Transit crime is down 2.1% year-to-date versus the same period in 2024 even as ridership rebounds to more than 3.8 million daily riders.
• Safety measures include two-officer overnight patrols, expanded mental health outreach and infrastructure upgrades such as over 200 security cameras, enhanced LED lighting and platform barriers.
• Two violent incidents in early August—a passenger shoved onto the tracks and another stabbed—underscore that isolated safety risks persist despite the overall decline.