NYPD cops received more than $150M in overtime for subway patrols — but New Yorkers still feel unsafe despite crime dip

NYPD cops received more than $150 million in overtime for their increased subway patrols this year – a move that may have paid off, as the latest data shows an overall downturn in felony crime, despite an increase in ridership in 2023.

The extra dough is a massive increase from the $4 million the department spent on overtime for cops patrolling the city’s underground in 2022, according to data obtained by Gothamist.

So far this year, 2,194 felony crimes have been reported in the transit system – about a 2 percent decline from the 2,245 reported at this point in 2022, the latest NYPD data obtained by The Post shows.

“This heavy police presence has to be a factor in lowering crime,” one Manhattan cop told The Post Friday. “Only the dumbest or the most desperate would commit a crime in front of a cop.”

Murders on the rails are down from 10 to 5, rapes declined from 11 to 4, robberies dropped from 582 to 521 and grand larcenies have stayed even at 1,096, according to the statistics, updated on Sunday, Dec. 17.

However, burglaries have risen from 7 to 14 and felony assaults ticked up nearly 3 percent, from 539 to 554 so far this year.