NYC Shootings Reach Record-Low to Start the Year

NYC Sees Historic Lows in Shootings as Major Crime Falls Citywide

Major crime across New York City continued its downward trend in the second quarter of 2025, with murders, burglaries, robberies, and felony assaults all showing declines, according to new NYPD data released Tuesday. Overall, the seven major crime categories declined by 3.46% compared to the same period last year, with murders down nearly 14%, burglaries falling 7.8%, robberies down 7.1%, and felony assaults dropping 2.3%. Transit crime also dec…

NYPD: NYC shooting incidents hit record low in 2025, Staten Island down 62.5%

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City has seen the lowest number of shooting victims in recorded history and has tied the all-time low for shooting incidents during the first half of 2025, NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced Tuesday.

‘Crime is down’ in historic fashion, Mayor Adams and NYPD say in summing up the first six months of 2025

Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch had one constant and repeated message on Tuesday: “Crime is down. Crime is down. Crime is down.”

Mayor Adams takes swipe at rival as NYPD reports crime continues to fall

The mayor credited his experience and his administration’s policing strategy.

NYC shootings reach record-low to start the year

City sees drop in all major crimes, shootings in June: NYPD

Overall, major crime declined by 6% last month compared to June 2024, with a 13.9% drop in murders — from 36 to 31.