LOWER MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- The crime statistics for New York City are out, and they're staggering, with overall crime up nearly 60% compared to this time last year.

NEW YORK-- The New York City Police Department says transit crime is down 35%, but just in the last two days a young man was stabbed on one train and a woman was pushed into another.

Six major cities nationwide, including New York and Los Angeles, are already on track to surpass last year’s staggering rates of violent crime, data shows. Reports of homicide, rape, assault ...