"Sometimes you hear statistics come out on TV and the news, and it doesn't match with my physical personal experience in the subway,"
"The latest figures show a continuing downward trend in subway crime,"
"It's like a whole another world down there, sometimes it feel like there's no law no order, sometimes it feels like you are by yourself, every man got to fend for themselves,"
Police report subway crime is down nearly 25 percent year-over-year, with declines in robberies, felony assaults, and grand larcenies driving the decrease. Transit leadership presented the data at an MTA board meeting and described a continuing downward trend in subway crime. Many Brooklyn residents report feeling unsafe and say the statistics do not reflect their personal experiences riding the subway. Concerns intensified after the October killing of 64-year-old Nicola Tanzi inside the Jay Street station. Residents describe stations as disorderly and solitary spaces where individuals feel they must fend for themselves.
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