Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., received harsh backlash after she
downplayed New York City’s crime crisis and blamed police officers for crime on subways. Panelists criticized the liberal congresswoman for her "patently false" claims
AOC claimed that shootings and major indicators of violent crime are both down in New York City.
"A lot of people think that crime is up, when we actually see that shootings are down, when we see that huge indicators on the most violent crime in New York City is down," she said.
Crime on New York City's transit system is up 40.8% this year, according to NYPD data, which is slightly ahead of the
29.6% jump in overall crime throughout the city. Overall index crime in New York City increased in October 2022, by 5.9% compared with October 2021 (10,930 v. 10,324) driven largely by a 19.3% increase in grand larceny auto (1,244 v. 1,043), a 9.6% increase in grand larceny (4,564 v. 4,163), and a 8.9% increase (1,388 v. 1,274) in burglary.