The city has seen nearly six straight months of double-digit drops in subway crime since the NYPD surged officers into the system in February, officials said Wednesday.

Transit crime dropped by 15.3% year over year in June, marking the fifth straight month of double-digit decreases, NYPD data shows.

The NYPD also recorded a 44.4% year-over-year drop between July 8 and July 14; a 26.6% drop over the last four weeks compared to the same time last year; and a 7.8% drop year to date compared to 2023.

Mayor Eric Adams, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber and NYPD Chief of Transit Michael Kemper touted the numbers at a press conference in Manhattan Wednesday.

“Keeping New Yorkers safe is one of our key, foundational issues in this administration. You heard me say this over and over again: Public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity, and prosperity lies in keeping this city safe,” Adams said, attributing the drop in crime to an increased police presence. “Our subway system is getting safer every day.”

“It is not the dystopian hellscape that our friends in the tabloid media sometimes portray,” Lieber said.

If the current trend continue, July will mark the sixth consecutive month with a double-digit decrease in crime in the transit system, City Hall said in a news release.

Despite the positive trend, the mayor is still moving ahead with the implementation of weapons detectors he unveiled in March.

“We are going to be implementing and rolling it out in a few locations. They did thousands of tests to gauge the success of it. We are extremely impressed by the outcome,” Adams said.

Subway crime spiked in January of this year, when the NYPD reported a 46.1% increase compared to the same month in 2023.  

In response to the increase, the mayor ordered 1,000 additional officers into the subway system. In March, the NYPD deployed another 800 officers into the system to crack down on fare evasion. Gov. Kathy Hochul also implemented a five-point plan that included a surge in state police, National Guardsmen and mental health professionals paired with law enforcement called SCOUT teams to get the severely mentally ill out of the system and into treatment.

“Governor [Kathy] Hochul and Mayor Adams have made subway safety a priority, and the results are in,” Lieber said in a statement Wednesday. “In the first half of 2024, subways had both the lowest daily crime rate in 14 years and the third lowest in the 28 years since NYPD has been collecting this data when discounting the pandemic.”

“We’ve accomplished these reductions with the support of our city and state partners, especially the MTA,” Kemper added at the press conference. “This is true partnership, and this is partnership that works.”

In a statement released Wednesday, Riders Alliance policy and communications director Danny Pearlstein said subway crime statistics were "heading quickly in the right direction," but added that Hochul should "address the urgent infrastructure challenges facing riders by starting congestion pricing." 

"After major subway meltdowns on the morning and evening commute yesterday, the governor owes New Yorkers who elected her the modern, reliable, accessible transit system we deserve," Pearlstein said.