The U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has demanded MTA Chair Janno Lieber send the federal government a list of measures to reduce crime on the system. The agency says crime is already on the decline and has gone down 40% compared to the same period in 2020 just before the pandemic. But a new report from the urban policy organization Vital City finds that the number of random assaults now outnumber robberies, which makes finding clear ways to curb it more difficult.

Elizabeth Glazer is the founder of Vital City and previously served as a criminal justice advisor to former Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Governor Andrew Cuomo. She joined WNYC host Michael Hill to highlight the recommendations to help make riders feel safer.