Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has threatened to withhold federal funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority unless the Trump administration is provided plans to reduce crime in New York City’s mass transit system.

In a letter to MTA Chair Janno Lieber, Duffy demanded a list of “actions and plans to reduce crime on its system,” Gothamist reported. He asked for rates of assaults, fare evasion and train surfing in the subway.

“People traveling on the [New York City Transit] system to reach their jobs, education, health care, and other critical services need to feel secure and travel in a safe environment free of crime; as well, workers who operate the system need to be sure of a safe operating environment to provide transportation service,” Duffy wrote.

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