NYC shootings, murders plummet to record lows, including 6.5% drop in major crimes as NYPD welcomes latest graduates

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 man...