New NYPD data showing increases in subway murders and robberies comes amid a string of high-profile violent incidents underground that have fueled growing public concern over safety in New York City’s transit system. The Daily Wire has extensively reported on the recent wave of subway violence, including multiple attacks involving repeat offenders, illegal immigrants, and mentally disturbed suspects. Earlier this year, authorities arrested Honduran national Bairon Posada-Hernandez after he allegedly shoved two men — including 83-year-old Air Force veteran Richard Williams — onto Manhattan subway tracks in an unprovoked attack. Federal officials said Posada-Hernandez had previously been deported four times and had accumulated at least 15 prior criminal charges before allegedly attacking the two commuters. Williams later died from his injuries, prompting prosecutors to upgrade the charges against Hernandez to second-degree murder. The veteran’s death became a flashpoint in broader debates over immigration enforcement, sanctuary city policies, and violent crime in the city. In another recent incident, a repeat offender allegedly pushed a woman onto subway tracks in Brooklyn before punching another woman in the face. The suspect, Curtis Signal, had a lengthy criminal history and was already on probation at the time of the attack. Those cases have helped intensify scrutiny of subway safety as riders report increasing anxiety over random acts of violence, aggressive behavior, and disorder underground. According to the latest NYPD statistics, robberies in the transit system are up 18% this year compared to the same period in 2025, while misdemeanor assaults have climbed 15%. Murders connected to the subway system have also increased sharply, with four killings reported in or around the transit system this year compared to just one during the same period last year. The latest deadly incident occurred Thursday when police say a mentally disturbed repeat offender allegedly shoved a 76-year-old retired teacher down subway stairs in Manhattan, killing him just hours after being released from Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric ward. Despite the rise in transit violence, city officials continue to point to broader declines in overall crime citywide. NYPD officials say major crimes in the subway system overall remain essentially flat year over year and note that robbery and assault arrests have increased alongside expanded police patrols underground. Police recently added more than 175 officers per day to subway patrols as part of an effort to reassure riders and crack down on violent offenders. Still, many commuters say the statistics do little to calm fears generated by repeated violent attacks. “Every time I hear something like this, I get more fearful,” one subway rider previously told reporters after a separate track-shoving incident earlier this year. “It’s happening too often.”