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Scrivener7

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1. BUT to put that into perspective, there were 579 felony assaults out of over a billion rides.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Apr 7, 2025, 05:14 PM

Apr 7

There were 1.15 billion rides in 2023. So probably more now.
https://www.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit/subway-bus-ridership-2023

SO that's a felony assault for about every 2 million rides. That seems pretty safe to me.

Maybe it's because I've been riding the subway since the bad old days in the 70s and 80s when the city was falling apart, but I think New Yorkers are being weenies about this.

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Unprovoked attacks in subway are front and center in NYC mayor's race [View all] RandySF Apr 7 OP

BUT to put that into perspective, there were 579 felony assaults out of over a billion rides. Scrivener7 Apr 7 #1

After a woman was burned alive? RandySF Apr 7 #2

Walking around outside the subway, there were 7.5 murders per 100,000 Americans Scrivener7 Apr 7 #3

A billion rides does not equal a billion people MichMan Apr 7 #4

OK, so figure the average rider takes 480 rides a year. That's extremely generous, Scrivener7 Apr 7 #5

Not sure that is a winning political message MichMan Apr 7 #6

Not "city streets." America in general. In the United States overall, there are Scrivener7 Apr 7 #7