{"id":2419536,"date":"2025-04-03T16:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T20:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-touts-historic-drop-in-nyc-crime-safest-big-city-in-america-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T20:13:07","slug":"eric-adams-touts-historic-drop-in-nyc-crime-safest-big-city-in-america-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-touts-historic-drop-in-nyc-crime-safest-big-city-in-america-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams touts historic drop in NYC crime: \u2018Safest big city in America\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-adams-touts-historic-drop-in-nyc-crime-safest-big-city-in-america-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2419536&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor Eric adams has announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-did-6m-democrat-votes-go-between-2020-and-2024\/\" title=\"Where Did 6M Democrat Votes Go Between 2020 and 2024?\">important drop<\/a> in crime rates across the city, citing the latest crime report which highlights record lows in gun violence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-deploying-500-officers-patrol-subways-after-4-stabbings\/\" title=\"NYPD deploying 500 officers patrol subways after 4 stabbings\">subway crimes<\/a>, adn homicides. The report indicates a nearly 25% decline in gun violence, with only 140 shootings recorded over the last quarter\u2014the lowest in history. Homicides were noted at 17, marking over a 50% reduction compared to the previous year. Adams praised the NYPD&#8217;s efforts, emphasizing that New York City is now the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-masked-billionaire-to-protect-us-here-the-batman-reviewer-says-new-york-is-basically-gotham-city-now\/\" title=\"\u2018No Masked Billionaire To Protect Us Here\u2019: \u2018The Batman\u2019 Reviewer Says New York Is Basically Gotham ... Now\">safest big city<\/a> in America, as crime has consistently declined over the past five quarters. He also pointed out that subway crime reached a 27-year low, with no murders reported on the transit system for the first time in seven years. The mayor, who is running for reelection as an self-reliant after previously being elected as a Democrat, remains committed to improving the city&#8217;s safety, reinforcing enforcement of subway regulations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eric Adams touts historic drop in NYC crime: &lsquo;Safest big city in America&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2076315\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York City<\/a> issued its latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">crime<\/a> report Thursday, which showed record lows for gun violence, subway crime, and homicides.<\/p>\n<p>The city<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/news\/pr008\/nypd-historic-crime-reductions-first-quarter-2025-fewest-shooting-incidents-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> experienced the lowest quarter in history<\/a> for instances of gun violence, which decreased by nearly 25% since last quarter, with only 140 shootings. A little less than a third of these shootings resulted in arrests by Thursday, and police recovered over 1,300 illegal firearms. The number of homicides was 17, the second-lowest quarter and over 50% less than this time last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3369346\/alina-habba-teen-gang-members-kill-police-officers-tried-as-adults\/\">Alina Habba says teen gang members who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-dystopian-things-bidens-disinformation-board-pick-nina-jankowicz-has-done\/\" title=\"6 Dystopian Things Biden\u2019s \u2018Disinformation Board\u2019 Pick Nina Jankowicz Has Done\">kill police officers<\/a> will be tried as adults<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3368618\/georgia-dad-arrested-leaving-kids-mcdonalds-job-interview\/\">Georgia father arrested after leaving children at McDonald&#8217;s for job interview, sparking debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3367538\/hunter-biden-business-partner-trump-commuting-sentence\/\">Hunter Biden&#8217;s former business partner thanks Trump for commuting sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;While today&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">numbers show crime continues<\/a> to plummet across the five boroughs, today&rsquo;s drop is nothing new &mdash; we have seen five straight quarters of declining crime, including the past six months,&rdquo; New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EJMMqqjgTlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">press conference<\/a> Thursday. &ldquo;Thanks to the tens of thousands of brave men and women of the NYPD, New York City remains the safest big city in America, and we are only getting safer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adams is a former NYPD officer who is running for reelection. While the city elected him as a Democratic candidate, he has since decided to run as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3368772\/eric-adams-independent-nyc-mayor-race-democratic-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"independent\">independent<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Subway crimes decreased to a 27-year low, and this was the first quarter in seven years without any murders on the transit system, marking a win for Adams. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal funding in an attempt to hold city officials &ldquo;accountable&rdquo; for the &ldquo;unacceptable&rdquo; state of the transit system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3368806\/former-costa-rican-president-oscar-arias-us-visa-revoked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FORMER COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT OSCAR ARIAS HAS US VISA REVOKED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After years of soft-on-crime policies, our department is stepping in to restore order,&rdquo;&nbsp;Duffy said of the New York City subway last month.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch admitted some subway rules concerning smoking, drinking alcohol, and taking up multiple seats &ldquo;weren&rsquo;t consistently enforced&rdquo; before this quarter. Officers now patrol the subway and are instructed to intervene for even minor infractions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2076315\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2076315\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Adams highlights NYC&#8217;s historic crime drop: &#8216;Safest big city<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2419537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nypd-patrols.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36661,52784,35975,52785,32076],"class_list":["post-2419536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-eric-adams","tag-nyc-crime-drop","tag-public-safety","tag-safest-city","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nypd-patrols.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419536"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2419540,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419536\/revisions\/2419540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2419537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}