Transit crime spikes nearly 11% in July – with felony assaults, robberies helping fuel rise: NYPD

Source: New York Post

Transit crime in the Big Apple spiked nearly 11% last month — a surge cops partially blamed on violent and sticky-fingered recidivists Monday. July saw 173 transit crimes overall, compared to 156 during the same month last year, according to newly released NYPD statistics. The increase was largely fueled by felony assaults and non-violent grand larcenies, police officials said.