- A man was caught on video attempting to rape a 25-year-old woman, police say
- The horrific attack took place at the train platform for the Q train at Lexington Avenue and East 63 Street around 11am on Saturday
- The man approached a woman, climbed on top of her and 'attempted to rape her' as she screamed in the train station
- A crowd of bystanders formed and yelled at the suspect to leave her alone
- The victim suffered minor injuries but refused medical attention
- New York City has been reeling from a crime wave this year due to the pandemic, rising unemployment and protests
Democrat run New York City has been reeling from a crime wave this year that has forced the police department to increase weekend patrols citywide.
Officials have linked the rise in crime to the pandemic, a surge in unemployment, civil unrest, and protests.
There was a 162 per cent increase in the number of shooting victims and a 166 per cent increase in the number of shooting
incidents during the four-week period that ended on August 23 compared to the same period last year, police data shows.
New York City announced it
will slash the police budget by $1billion in July.
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