A NYC crime surge

Violent incidents are up since the pandemic began ⁠— and New Yorkers are nervous.

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Violent incidents have jumped in New York City since the pandemic began ⁠— and residents, tourists and businesses are getting nervous. But widespread anxiety obscures the fact that crime is still at decades-long lows. A rash of high-profile incidents in subway stations and tourist hubs—and an outspoken new mayor who's made crime-fighting his signature issue—has intensified scrutiny on public safety. A generation of younger New Yorkers are seeing a sustained rise in crime, instead of a decline, for the first time in their lifetimes. So what's really going on? Read The Big Take.

From today's story "If somebody feels unsafe, they're probably not going to be comforted by the fact that overall crime in New York is lower today than it was 20 years ago." ⁠—John Gramlich Senior Writer and Editor, Pew Research Center

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