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Crime on the New York City Subway reached a peak in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with the city's subway having a crime rate higher than that of any other mass transit system in the world. [137] During the 2000s, the subway had a lower crime rate, as crime started dropping in the 1990s.
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.
English: A line chart of the crime rate in the United States, as reported in the Uniform Crime Reports from 1970 to 2001. The chart highlights the period after 1994 when the COPS grant program of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 supported hiring of additional police officers. Chart appeared in US General Accounting Office.
Crime rates in New York City spiked over the post-war period as the city experienced white flight. [8] The highest crime totals were recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the crack epidemic surged, [9] [10] and then dropped through the 1990s and 2000s.
Murders across the city’s subway system have surged 60% so far this year — a troubling trend as overall crime on the rails has dipped. Eight people have been slaughtered on subway cars or in ...
Here are crime totals for places outside New York City in 2023 and how they compared to 2019 levels: Larceny: 133,047 (10.9% increase) Vehicle theft: 20,615 (186.6% increase)
Police release CompStat crime data every week for the seven days ending on Sunday. Instead ... NYC crime is down as summer heats up, NYPD data show — murders drop 31%, shootings decline 32%
However, the ground situation did not reflect this view, because in 1942, there was a reduction in crime rate. [9] Frank Lucas, a Harlem gangster. Like in Chicago, New York City during the mid 20th century saw a dramatic increase in organized criminal rackets and the gangsters of Harlem have been among the most notorious in American history.