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More than 95 percent of reported and cleared sex offenses in New York State are attributable to first-time offenders. According to the NYPD, there were 866 reported sex crimes on the subway in 2018 alone.īanishment from mass transit, however, does little to meet this goal, as it reflects a framing of sexual harms that is out of step with reality: Most sex offenses are not attributable to individuals who commit multiple offenses. Of course, the general problem of sexual harms in our society and the specific problem of assaults such as unwanted groping on the subway are very real, and thus exceedingly important to address. Many people, crowded areas, certain techniques, that’s where they go.” “You have people who target victims in the subways and that’s where they go. “Two convictions for a sexual assault on a subway, you should be banned,” Cuomo said. Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio approved of the idea, though they stopped short of expressing support for a lifetime ban and have instead referenced shorter periods of time. City Councilmember Chaim Deutsch’s office told The Appeal that it is in the process of drafting legislation that would impose a lifetime mass transit ban on anyone with a minimum of two convictions for these crimes, likening a lifetime ban from the subway to a store banning shoplifters. This piece is a commentary, part of The Appeal’s collection of opinion and analysis.Īn effort by New York City officials to address subway sexual offenses like nonconsensual touching and public lewdness is gathering momentum, but their proposals miss the mark and won’t solve the problem.