WATCH: MSNBC anchor slams Kathy Hochul for crime surge in NYC

MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle told unelected Democrat Governor and future gubernatorial hopeful Kathy Hochul that under her leadership, New Yorkers "don't feel safe" during her show The 11th Hour on Friday.

"Here's the problem. We don't feel safe," Ruhle said. "You might be working closely with Mayor Adams, you may have spent a whole lot of money, but I walk into my pharmacy and everything's on lockdown because of shoplifters. I'm not going in the subway. People don't feel safe in this town."

Hochul is running against Republican candidate Lee Zeldin who has overtaken her in the polls, something the GOP nominee attributes to her policies on crime and  "advancing woke policies as opposed to just focusing on what is most important to New York voters."

Overall crime is up 34.4 percent across New York City, and has been surging at rates as high as 50 percent since 2020. Felony assaults in New York are up 17 percent.

Hochul, who supports cashless bail among other pro-crime policies, announced in August that criminals should be referred to as "justice-involved individuals."

Millions of New Yorkers who ride the subway each day have to deal with a marked surge in violent crime, as the subways have seen marauders dressed in all green terrorizing straphangers, people thrown onto the tracks, and children being stabbed to death.

New York City subway riders say that personal safety and security are their number one concern while riding the transit system, according to data from a recent MTA survey.

"We're worried we could be San Francisco," Ruhle said.

San Francisco is also facing crime at a record-high, that is so severe that its downtown has become a barren wasteland and its inhabitants have fled at unprecedented levels.

On Twitter, Charlie Kirk wrote "This clip will put Lee Zeldin in the Governor’s Mansion."

Zeldin, a congressman who represents New York's 1st district, was attacked at a campaign event in July and the suspected criminal was released without bail within 24 hours of the assault.

The FBI released its annual report on national crime from 2021, and it shows that murder is up 4.3 percent and all violent crime surged by 30 percent after 2020 and is holding at its increased number. 

While crime is up nationwide, it is most pronounced in Democrat led cities.