"New York City has experienced record cold during the first six weeks of the year. When it is cold, especially this cold, more people move into the transit system. While crime in the transit system is up 17% year-to-date, that only amounts to an increase of 36 incidents. This equates to approximately 6 index crimes in the transit system on a daily basis. This figure is fractional compared to the millions of riders the system sees daily."
"You got this?"
CompStat data shows an 11% year-to-date increase in transit crime, with 293 incidents in 2026 compared with 264 during the same period last year. The NYPD's Transit Bureau reported a 17.1% year-to-date uptick as of Feb. 8, while noting transit crime remains down 7.5% from two years ago and 3.5% from seven years ago. Recent random attacks in Sunset Park included one person pushed onto subway tracks. The NYPD cited record cold driving more people into the transit system, characterized the 17% rise as 36 additional incidents (about six index crimes daily), and added officers in response. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy publicly asked city and state leaders "You got this?" amid political disputes over congestion pricing.
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