Murders across the city’s subway system have surged 60% so far this year — a troubling trend as overall crime on the rails has dipped.
Eight people have been slaughtered on subway cars or in stations as of Sept. 8, up from just five during the same period last year, according to NYPD data.
The spike in killings is approaching the 25-year high set in 2022, with 10 murders.
From 1997 to 2020, there were never more than five murders in the subway in a single year, according to the earliest public NYPD data.