Fewer than half of New York City subway riders feel safe or satisfied, according to an MTA survey.

This spring, only 45% of strap wearers reported feeling safe on trains, according to results from the MTA’s Spring 2024 Customers Count survey.

That’s down from 54% who felt safe on subway cars in fall 2023.

Additionally, only 44% reported feeling safe at train stations this spring, down from 51% in fall 2023, according to the biannual survey conducted April 18-May 12.

Only 47% of respondents said they were satisfied with the transit system — down from 52% in fall 2023 and the lowest percentage since the spring 2022 survey, when it was 48%, according to the statistics.

Simmone Leslie wasn’t surprised by the drop, telling the Post that she “avoids taking the subway by any means necessary” for safety reasons.

Leslie, 35, recalled a particularly harrowing moment during a ride to a Liberty game this summer, when the train she was on stopped en route to the Atlantic-Barclays subway station in Brooklyn – and a disturbed man started yelling at the straps and banging on the car. doors.

“It was nerve-wracking,” Leslie said. “I don’t know if (someone) has a gun on them, if they’ll randomly attack someone.”

Leslie added that she now relies primarily on ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft to get around, and that she still carries a Taser whenever she takes the subway.

In one of the latest random transit attacks, a threat wielding the rock hit a coat hanger on the head at a Chelsea tube station on Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday evening, a 54-year-old man was fatally stabbed during an argument on a Coney Island subway platform.

So far this year, nine people were murdered across the system — up 80% from five recorded during the same period last year, according to the latest NYPD transit crime data through Oct. 27, which did not take into account Tuesday’s murder.

There have been five rapes in the system so far this year, compared to four at this point in 2023.

The number of shootings has doubled so far this year, with six compared to three during the same period in 2023, and there have been 11 shooting victims in transit centers, a 175% increase from four at the same time last year.

Sex crimes have also increased by more than 3% this year, with 550 incidents compared to 532 at the same time last year, according to transit crime data.

Last month, a a demon with a criminal record that includes 51 past arrests was arrested for attempted rape inside the Columbia University train station.

The latest available data shows that major crimes in the transit system decreased by 6% between January and October 27.

“If someone gets on and it doesn’t feel right, I wait until the next stop, get off and change cars to feel safer. It’s almost every time,” said Shirley Joseph, 65, as she waited to board a Manhattan-bound 2 train at the Church Avenue station in Flatbush.

She also deplored the general “disorder” in the underground spaces.

His concerns were echoed by half of the 40,000 people surveyed in the spring, who said they were dissatisfied with the level of cleanliness.

In fall 2023, 57% declared that the subways were sanitary.

Of the 50% of passengers who said trains were not clean enough this year, 77% blamed homeless people, 74% cited unpleasant smells and 65% pointed the finger at trash.

One in five people blame filthy conditions on rodents, insects – and even birds.

Bronx residents were the most dissatisfied with the subway, with an overall satisfaction rate of 40 percent.

Staten Islanders were most satisfied with the rail system.

The subway lines with the lowest approval scores this year are the D and J/Z lines, both with 48 percent.

MTA Chief John J. McCarthy said the latest numbers show crime within the system is down, while subway service and ridership are up.

“(We hit) record totals this month, with the highest number of subway riders in nearly 5 years showing increasing satisfaction with their OMNY cards,” McCarthy wrote in a statement.

Additional reporting by Matthew Sedacca