To them: the crime paradox – through the ink

The pursuit of crimes in the United States is an inaccurate science. City, state and federal authorities do not collect the same data, and nobody agrees what is “crime”. However, the latest data indicates that after a pandemic increase, the national rates of violence and ownership – the type that worries most people – are The lowest since the early nineties. But the Americans tend to do so believe that the crime is increasingAnd this persistent fear of crimes – be it on reporting, social media, the proximity to visible episodes of violence in cities or just the overall experience, to live in a country in which people feel economically and politically worry – influences their decisions in the elections.

This week journalist and author Nate Schweber Look at how the perception of crimes shapes the race for the next mayor of New York City – by numbers, the safest city in America, but a place where people continue to feel insecure.

By Nate Schweber

Total crime in New York City Was down in 2024And data show that the city has so far had fewer shootings in 2025 1994. But in 2024 rape rose Until their highest level since 2020 and criminal attacks climbed Up to its highest level in around a quarter of a century. In relation to the motivation for most of the U -Bahn violence Hostility. And the past few years have terrible violence against them U -Bahn: A Mass shooting 26 people in 2022 depressed In the footsteps in 2024 and a woman in -depth Days before the end of the year. Only last Friday was a man stabbed To death during the morning rush hour.

For his voters, Mayor Eric Adams, the numbers proves that New York is The safest city in AmericaSounds a bit like the mayor in JawPresent boast of all the swimmers that Wasn't ate from a shark.

How deep does the problem run under the visible dorsal fin?

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Deep enough, that as Rider Allianz The spokesman Danny Pearlstein notes that no candidate speaks about the reduction of police numbers in U -Bahn. All top -class democratic candidates who compete in the area code on June 24 are made by crime control proposals that range from more police to more social services.

“It is pointed out that nobody suggests the shrinking or the development of the police – that is a dead problem,” said Pearlstein, whose group is advocated for a better transit. “So, just as there are thousands of police officers in the U -Bahn, the expectation is the same one year of today.”