This practice led to rising violent crime, and by the early ’90s, the victims were increasingly children. On July 17, 1991, Julia Parker, a popular 17-year-old high school student in East New York, ...

New York City’s immigration sanctuary laws are under attack. President Trump, and more recently Mayor Adams, claim that the ...

By Maria Cramer The number of felony assaults and rapes in New York City rose last year even as the overall crime rate fell, Jessica Tisch, the police commissioner, said on Monday. Shootings fell ...

More police officers are being deployed to the top 50 subway stations in New York City where the most crimes occur, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Monday. Tisch said the NYPD is deploying more ...

While major crime on the subway is rare for the MTA’s millions of daily commuters, serious assaults in transit more than ...

For crime-weary New Yorkers, a better life could be just up the road. Six out of the ten safest states in the country are in ...

Through what Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly calls "target hardening" it has since been able to reduce the number of officers assigned to Omega posts Ă‘not an insignificant matter since some violent ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The New York City mayor and police commissioner said Monday it's not the fight against crime that they are losing -- they say it's the perception battle of how people feel ...

PHILADELPHIA — As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic ...

Amid a flurry of high-profile crime stories, New York City subway riders are voicing concerns about their safety, suggesting that violence on train cars is becoming a looming issue in the Big Apple.

A slew of New York lawmakers called for the ouster of MTA Chairman Janno Lieber, the subway chief appointed by Gov. Hochul, ...