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The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been particularly vocal in proclaiming the safety of New York City subways, insisting that crime rates are actually down. However, evidence suggests otherwise. While overall crime may appear to have decreased when factoring in property crimes, violent offenses, particularly homicides and assaults, have surged. In fact, more people have lost their lives in the subway in the last five years than in the previous two decades.