higher level of brazen shoplifting and organized retail crime. i mean, it s a little crazy out here. reporter: it s not just the streets and the stores. this i.t. technician living in brooklyn says she started feeling less safe after what happened to her. i was in the subway and somebody snatched my purse and my shoes. i was your purse and your shoes? and my shoes. reporter: with some feeling more uneasy, they re turning to new york city s mayor, eric adams, now in office for about a year. adams ran on a platform that he, as a former cop, was best suited to tackle crime. i think this city and the police commission is moving in the right direction. but are you moving fast enough? yes, we are. it s been 11 months. and what i said i wanted to focus on when i was campaigning, shootings and homicides and guns, 27-year high in removing guns off our streets. reporter: murders are down 13% and shootings down 15% since
it for them. reporter: shoplifting has gotten so bad this year, rite aid is considering literally putting everything behind showcases. it s already closed at least two of its stores in new york city. a spokeswoman saying in part, in regards to theft, like many in the industry, we are seeing a higher level of brazen shoplifting and organized retail crime. i mean, it s a little crazy out here. reporter: it s not just the streets and the stores. this i.t. technician living in brooklyn says she started feeling less safe after what happened to her. i was in the subway and somebody snatched my purse and my shoes. i was your purse and your shoes? and my shoes. reporter: with some feeling more uneasy, they re turning to new york city s mayor, eric adams, now in office for about a year. adams ran on a platform that he, as a former cop, was best suited to tackle crime. i think this city and the