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NYC Saw 20% Drop In Homicides In 2025, Record-Low Shootings & Victims: NYPD

The NYPD reported 305 murders in 2025, a 20% decrease from 2024, with historic lows in shootings, robberies, and subway crime, marking the safest year on record.

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NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch credited​ the record-setting year to the NYPD's "deliberate, data-driven strategy"

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NYC homicides, murders see double-digit decreases, per NYPD data

The number of shooting victims, which includes homicide victims and survivors, across the five boroughs decreased by 22%, from 1,101 last year to 853 through Jan. 6

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NYPD touts 'historic' decline in murders, shootings across New York City in 2025

Officials said New York had half as many shootings as Chicago and Philadelphia despite having nearly five times as many residents.

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NYC Saw 20% Drop In Homicides In 2025, Record-Low Shootings & Victims: NYPD

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch credited​ the record-setting year to the NYPD's "deliberate, data-driven strategy"

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City sees safest year on record for gun violence in 2025, NYPD says

Police officials said the city saw 688 shooting incidents during the entirety of 2025, marking a 24% decrease from 2024.

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Nyc Crime Keeps Going Down

New York is today a safer city, with fewer homicides, fewer shootings and fewer violent acts in the transportation system, and even though programs like the unit against quality-of-life crimes have received some indications, and there are New Yorkers who still don't feel safe, the numbers support the NYPD's work. (Continue reading...) NYC's crime entry continues to fall was first published in Remolacha - Dominican Republic News.

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NYC Records Safest Year Ever for Gun Violence

NYPD reports 2025 as the safest year ever for gun violence in New York City; antisemitic incidents declined slightly but still accounted for 57% of all hate crimes citywide. Full Story, Video

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