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Despite last week's attack and transit crime rising 68% this year compared to 2021, Sewell told Stephanopoulos that crime on the subways in New York City is actually down compared to the pre-COVID numbers. Still, she is trying to make police presence on the subways more visible.

\"We recognize that people need to see a visible presence of police in the subway and we're endeavoring to make sure that that happens,\" Sewell said. \"There's also security measures that we don't see, but we understand that that reassurance is required. And we're putting multiple officers in the subways every single day.\"

Adams, a former NYPD captain who took office on Jan. 1, ran as a tough-on-crime Democrat and has rejected progressive policies around crime and policing, like the \"defund the police\" movement.

Last week, former New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who served under the Giuliani and de Blasio mayoral administrations, told a Bloomberg podcast, \"The scales right now are tipped very heavily in favor of the reforms of the progressive left. Well-intended, some needed, but a bit too far.\"

Bratton said the result is rising crime and fear of crime \"as evidenced in almost every major American city.\"

.@GStephanopoulos: \"What's the biggest challenge facing police right now? Is there a trust problem?\"

NYC Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell: \"We work to rebuild trust every single day. We need to work with our communities, and we know that.\" https://t.co/I4jjgvRCrM pic.twitter.com/q2PujO3bSC

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) April 17, 2022

\"Is Commissioner Bratton right?\" Stephanopoulos asked Adams.

\"Yes, I believe he is right,\" Adams responded. \"Major mistakes made throughout the years that destroyed the trust that the police commissioner is talking about. We have to rebuild that trust. But we can't rebuild that trust by allowing those who are dangerous and that have -- they have a repeated history of violence to continue to be on our streets.\"

Sewell agreed, saying, \"We cannot lose sight of the victims of crime. We believe the system has to be fair and balanced, but when we lose sight of the victims of crime, we are not doing what public safety is intended to do.\"

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