# NY AG Challenger Slams Transit Chaos

> Saritha Komatireddy accuses Letitia James of letting subway violence rise 94% under her leadership.
- Title: NY AG Challenger Slams Transit Chaos · New York Post
- Summary: Saritha Komatireddy accuses Letitia James of letting subway violence rise 94% under her leadership. Saritha Komatireddy claims Letitia James' policies have…
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- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/saritha-komatireddy-slams-ag-letitia-james-over-nyc-transit-chaos
- Published: 2026-10-18T19:23:10+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: saritha komatireddy, letitia james, nyc subway, felony assaults, transit crime, nypost, news, entertainment
## Komatireddy criticizes James
Saritha Komatireddy accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of allowing subway chaos after a fatal shooting.

> This is why so many families, hard-working new yorkers and even tourists don’t feel safe coming into new york and using the subways
## Transit violence rises
Under James, subway felony assaults increased 94% to double from last year’s levels.

> Under letitia james felony assaults in the transit systems have gone up 94 percent that means they’ve doubled
## James' anti-cop stance
Komatireddy claims James focuses on police investigations instead of violent criminals.

> James has chosen to investigate the cops who police the subways instead of investigating the violent criminals who create chaos in the subways
## Transit crime crackdown
Komatireddy promises a transit-crime strike force to remove violent offenders from transit systems.

> We will start a transit crime strike force in the attorney generals office we will ensure that the transit crimes are enforced
## James' campaign response
James' re-election team claims she has taken nearly 10,000 guns off the streets.

> New york attorney general letitia james has protected new yorkers by taking nearly ten thousand guns off the streets
## Transit crime stats
Subway crimes rose 0.9% to 1,628 incidents through October 6, but citywide murders dropped 20%.

> Through october 11 the latest nypd stats available murders citywide were down nearly twenty percent over last year but overall transit crime had edged up by one point six percent compared to the same time last year
## Key takeaway

Saritha Komatireddy claims Letitia James' policies have doubled subway felony assaults, demanding a transit-crime crackdown.