Make New York Post a Preferred Source Shootings and murders have plummeted to record lows so far this year, the NYPD announced Monday — as the police department welcomed its latest class of officers in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
The Big Apple saw approximately 10% fewer shootings in the first 10 months of the year, with 536 reported through October, compared to 598 during the same period in 2025, according to NYPD data.
Nearly 100 fewer people have been shot so far this year (649), compared to same stretch in 2025, which had set a record at the time with 746 victims, for about a 13% decline, the police statistics show.
The NYPD reported 230 murders during the first 10 months of the year, down about 17% from the 273 recorded through October of 2025 — and dropping below the last record low of 244 set in 2017, according to the department.
This year’s total was also a marked decline from the same period in 2021, when 939 people were murdered in the Big Apple, police said.
Overall, major crime in the five boroughs dropped by 6.5% for the first 10 months of the year – with 6,667 fewer crimes reported compared to the same period in 2025.
The NYPD touted that decrease as “the largest year-to-date reduction in crime in the last 17 years.”
“Those extraordinary results are only possible because the members of the NYPD continue to execute on our data-driven strategy with skill and precision: identifying the drivers of violence, removing guns from our streets, and going after the gangs,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement.
“I thank the brave men and women of this department for their tireless work to keep our communities safe.”
The city did see a slight uptick in felony assaults for the year so far — a less than 1% increase, with 25,422 incidents reported compared to 25,185 for the same time frame in 2025, the stats show.
The NYPD said that domestic violence and assaults on cops and “other public service workers” were the drivers of that uptick, adding that many of the suspects were repeat offenders.
Felony assaults, as well as non-violent grand larcenies, also drove a crime spike in the subway system, the department said.
Overall major crime in the subways was up by about 2.2% so far this year, to 1,825 incidents reported compared to 1,786 for the first 10 months of 2025.
Again, the NYPD pointed the finger at repeat offenders. More than half – or 416 of the 749 people arrested for major crimes on the rails this year – were arrested three or more times before, police said.
October alone saw a 12.7% increase in subway crime, with 195 major crimes reported on the rails last month compared to 173 last October, the NYPD said.
Hate crimes also continued to spike — with a 15% increase in reported bias incidents so far this year, up to 530 compared to 460 over the same time period in 2025.
More than half of the confirmed hate crimes this year were targeting Jewish victims – with 279 antisemitic incidents reported through October, compared to 268 in the first 10 months of 2025.
Other crime data citywide showed that, through October:
In the city’s public housing developments, major crime dipped by just over 7% year-to-date, with 4,582 incidents compared to 4,946 during the same period in 2025.
The NYPD released the latest crime statistics as it welcomed its latest class of 959 police academy graduates into the ranks.
“Among them are the children of heroes who were killed or seriously injured in the line of duty, and a new officer already saving the life of someone he’s never met through stem cell donation,” Tisch said. “This class embodies the courage and selflessness that define the NYPD.”
