NYPD ANNOUNCES FEWEST SHOOTING INCIDENTS, SHOOTING VICTIMS, AND MURDERS IN RECORDED HISTORY FOR FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2026 AND THIRD QUARTER

October 6, 2026

Major Crime Declined Nearly 7% Citywide Year to Date with Reductions in Every Borough

Historic Crime Reductions in Public Housing with Fewest Murders, Shooting Incidents, Shooting Victims, and Robberies Year to Date

846 Fewer People Shot This Year Compared to Just Five Years Ago

New York, New York – Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced that the NYPD delivered the fewest shooting incidents, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history for the first nine months of the year and in the third quarter.

Year to date, there were 489 shooting incidents, beating the previous record of 553 set in 2025. There were 594 shooting victims, beating the previous record of 694 set in 2018 and 2025, and there were 203 murders, beating the previous record of 215 set in 2017. Compared to 2021, 846 fewer people have been shot so far this year.

During the third quarter of 2026, there were 167 shooting incidents, beating the previous record of 216 set in 2025. There were 213 shooting victims, beating the previous record of 283 set in 2018, and there were 73 murders, beating the previous record of 79 set in 2017.

Major crime declined 9.4% (30,319 vs. 33,471) in the third quarter, and 6.6% (86,023 vs. 92,057) citywide so far this year with reductions in all five boroughs. The Bronx led the way with an 11.9% (20,751 vs. 23,545) decline compared to last year.

Since the start of the year, the NYPD has delivered historic lows across major crime categories in public housing, including murders, down 33.3% (16 vs. 24); shooting incidents, down 35.5% (71 vs. 110); shooting victims, down 38.6% (78 vs. 127); and robberies, down 18.5% (529 vs. 649).

“The NYPD delivered the fewest shooting incidents, shooting victims, and murders for the first nine months of any year in recorded history,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch. “These reductions were achieved by the men and women of the New York City Police Department who bravely carried out our precision policing strategy. They did it while keeping this city safe through an unprecedented number of major events with monumental operational demands. New York City gave the NYPD an extraordinary test this year, and our cops answered it with historic results.”

“Over the first nine months of this year, New York City recorded the fewest murders, shooting incidents, and shooting victims in our city’s history, while major crime fell across the five boroughs,” said Mayor Zohran Mamdani. “I thank Police Commissioner Tisch, and the members of the NYPD, who continue to devote themselves to the work of devising and implementing strategies that keep New Yorkers safe. I am also grateful for our violence interrupters and crisis management teams for their efforts to tackle violence at its root cause. Together, we will build on this progress by continuing to invest in approaches that prevent crime and keep every New Yorker safe.”

Historic Lows in Shootings and Murders

Murders, shooting incidents, and shooting victims fell to the lowest levels in recorded history year to date and in the third quarter.

First Nine Months of 2026:

• Shooting incidents fell by 11.6% (489 vs. 553), 64 fewer than the previous record set in 2025. Brooklyn and Queens recorded their fewest shooting incidents ever for the first nine months of the year with 159 and 61, respectively.
• Shooting victims fell by 14.4% (594 vs. 694), 100 fewer shooting victims than the previous record set in 2018 and in 2025. Compared to just five years ago, 846 fewer New Yorkers were shot this year than over the same time period in 2021. Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens each recorded the fewest shooting victims ever for this point in the year, with 201 in Brooklyn, 78 in Manhattan, and 69 in Queens.
• Murders fell by 19.8% (203 vs. 253), 12 fewer murders than the previous record of 215 set in 2017. This year, murders were down in four of the five boroughs with Brooklyn and Manhattan both recording their fewest murders with 57 and 24, respectively.

Third Quarter:

• Shooting incidents fell by 22.7% (167 vs. 216), 49 fewer shooting incidents than the previous record set in 2025. Shooting incidents decreased by double-digit percentages in all five boroughs, with new records lows in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
• Shooting victims fell by 28.3% (213 vs. 297), 70 fewer shooting victims than the previous record of 283 set in 2018.
• Murders fell by 19.8% (73 vs. 91), six fewer murders than the previous record of 79 set in 2017.

Since the beginning of 2026, the NYPD has removed 4,100 guns from New York City streets with 1,127 seized in Brooklyn, 1,003 seized in Manhattan, 970 seized in the Bronx, 778 seized in Queens, and 222 seized on Staten Island. A total of 257 of these guns were ghost guns — unserialized and untraceable firearms that only exist to evade law enforcement and gun laws, often ending up in the hands of criminals.

In addition, NYPD detectives have carried out 25 gang-related takedowns this year, contributing to the NYPD's efforts to identify the drivers of violence, remove illegal guns from city streets, and drive down shooting incidents.

Driving Down Major Crime

Major crime decreased by 6.6% (86,023 vs. 92,057) for the first nine months of the year with 6,034 fewer reported crimes compared to the same period in 2025. This is the largest year to date reduction in crime in the last 17 years. Major crime declined in all five boroughs with the Bronx continuing to lead the city with an 11.9% (20,751 vs. 23,545) reduction in major crime so far this year. During the third quarter, major crime citywide was down 9.4% (30,319 vs. 33,471).

Additionally, across major crime categories:

• Burglary declined 13.7% (8,316 vs. 9,636) year to date with declines in all five boroughs, and 11.7% (2,892 vs. 3,277) for the third quarter, the fewest burglaries for the third quarter in recorded history. Brooklyn and Queens both recorded their lowest burglary totals ever year to date. There were 907 fewer residential burglaries so far this year, down 18% (4,132 vs. 5,039) compared to last year.
• Robbery declined 12.2% (10,080 vs. 11,478) citywide year to date and 13.6% (3,653 vs. 4,230) for the third quarter.
• Grand larceny declined 5.8% (33,939 vs. 36,033) year to date and 10.2% (12,071 vs. 13,447) for the third quarter. Reductions in grand larcenies are significant as these crimes account for nearly 40% of all major crimes, the largest major crime category in New York City.
• Auto theft declined 12.4% (9,110 vs. 10,394) year to date, driven by a 27% (2,451 vs. 3,377) decrease in the Bronx, marking a major reversal from last year, when the Bronx was the only borough in the city to see auto theft increase. For the quarter, auto theft declined 17.1% (3,255 vs. 3,927). This turnaround reflects the work of the NYPD’s dedicated auto larceny and auto crime teams, who have led a series of major investigations to take down crews responsible for organized vehicle theft across the city.
• Felony assault increased slightly, up 0.2% (22,781 vs. 22,726) year to date, an increase of 55 incidents. Incidents of domestic violence account for 40% (9,181) of the felony assaults citywide, and 10.8% (2,467) of felony assaults are assaults on police officers and other public service workers. The slight increase in felony assaults is driven in part by an increase in assaults on police officers and other public service workers, which are up 7.7% (2,470 vs. 2,294) so far this year. The NYPD has made arrests on 78% of all felony assault cases in 2026, and so far this year, 320 unique individuals have been arrested three or more times for felony assaults — a 213.7% (320 vs. 102) increase compared to the same period in 2018.
• Rape increased 3.7% (1,594 vs. 1,537) year to date, with 25% (398) of all rapes reported this year involving crimes that occurred in prior years, indicating survivors are coming forward to report sexual violence that previously went unreported. In September 2024, legislative changes enacted through the Rape is Rape Act rightfully broadened the legal definition of rape in New York State to include additional forms of sexual assault. Of the crimes reported this year, 26% (171) fall under the expanded definition of rape created by the Rape is Rape Act. For the third quarter, rape slightly decreased 0.2% (526 vs. 527). The NYPD urges survivors to come forward and report these crimes.

In addition, retail theft continued its dramatic decline, falling 12.4% (34,974 vs. 39,912), or nearly 5,000 fewer incidents compared to last year, with decreases in all five boroughs. The decline reflects the department’s focused approach to addressing retail theft: identifying crime patterns, deploying resources at high-propensity locations during peak hours, and shifting from pass-through enforcement to sustained investigations.

Historic Crime Reductions in Public Housing Continues

The NYPD continues to deliver historic crime reductions in public housing developments across the city, breaking the record for the fewest murders, shooting incidents, shooting victims, and robberies for the first nine months of the year.

Year to date, murders in public housing were down 33.3% (16 vs. 24), with eight fewer murders than the previous record set in 2025. Shooting incidents were down 35.5% (71 vs. 110), with 39 fewer shooting incidents than the previous record set in 2025; shooting victims were down 38.6% (78 vs. 127), with 49 fewer shooting victims than the previous record set in 2025; and robberies were down 18.5% (529 vs. 649), beating the previous record of 587 set in 2021. In the third quarter, shooting incidents and shooting victims were both cut nearly in half (23 vs. 43) and (28 vs. 53), respectively.

Major crime in public housing was down 6.5% (4,139 vs. 4,429) year to date and 5.2% (1,444 vs. 1,523) for the third quarter. Burglary in public housing was down in four of the five boroughs year to date.

Keeping New York City’s Subways Safe

Major crime across the city’s vast transit system is up slightly so far this year, up 0.9% (1,628 vs. 1,613), an increase of 15 crimes compared to 2025 and up 3% (519 vs. 504) in the third quarter. Year to date, 2026 is the second safest year in the transit system in the last 15 years, excluding the pandemic.

Felony assaults and nonviolent grand larcenies are driving the crime in transit, accounting for 30.7% (499) and 49.3% (803) of all transit crime year to date, respectively. Felony assaults on NYPD officers accounted for 23.2% (116) and felony assaults on MTA employees accounted for 8.4% (42) of all total felony assaults for the year. Nonviolent grand larcenies were mostly driven by thefts of unattended items, which saw an 18.4% (238 vs. 201) increase over last year.

Of the 734 people arrested for major crimes in the subway system so far this year, 53.6% of them, or 394 individuals, have been arrested at least three times before, and 214 of them have been arrested three or more times in 2026 alone.

Other major crime categories were driven to record lows in the subway system. There were 302 robberies year to date, tying the record set in 2025, and 84 robberies in the third quarter, beating the previous record low of 102 in 2025. Year to date, there were 803 grand larcenies, beating the previous record of 827 in 2023, excluding pandemic years. The NYPD made 51-gun arrests in the transit system this year, the highest on record.

Safety Enforcement on Our Roads

To further mitigate violent crime and shootings across the city, the NYPD implemented its Summer Violence Reduction Plan from May 4 through September 14 — deploying officers in the times and locations where violence and disorder are most concentrated and likely to occur. During those 19 weeks, major crime declined 20.7% (1,894 vs. 2,388), shooting incidents declined 29.1% (56 vs. 79), shooting victims declined 26.7% (77 vs. 105), and robberies were down 29.1% (454 vs. 640) in the zones during deployment hours. Major crime was down in four of the five boroughs in the zones during deployment hours with Staten Island remaining flat. The greatest reduction was driven in the Bronx, down 30.5% (700 vs. 1,007).

Data-Driven Deployment: Violence Reduction Zones

To further mitigate violent crime and shootings across the city, the NYPD implemented its Summer Violence Reduction Plan from May 4 through September 14 — deploying officers in the times and locations where violence and disorder are most concentrated and likely to occur. During those 19 weeks, major crime declined 20.7% (1,894 vs. 2,388), shooting incidents declined 29.1% (56 vs. 79), shooting victims declined 26.7% (77 vs. 105), and robberies were down 29.1% (454 vs. 640) in the zones during deployment hours. Major crime was down in four of the five boroughs in the zones during deployment hours with Staten Island remaining flat. The greatest reduction was driven in the Bronx, down 30.5% (700 vs. 1,007).

Building on last year’s success in driving down major crimes around schools, the NYPD launched Youth Violence Safety Zones for the new school year beginning on September 10. Between September 10 and September 30, there was a 57.9% (16 vs. 38) decrease in youth-related crime and zero youth involved shooting incidents within the Youth Violence Safety Zones during deployment hours so far this school year.

Combating Hate Crimes

The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force (HCTF) investigates allegations of hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents. After an incident is flagged as a possible hate crime, the HCTF investigates and determines, in consultation with the NYPD Legal Bureau, whether it constitutes a hate crime under New York State law. If an incident is deemed a hate crime under the law, it will be categorized as a confirmed hate crime. The NYPD provides data on confirmed hate crimes along with all reported hate crimes regardless of whether they are ultimately confirmed as hate crimes by the HCTF. The disclosure of both sets of numbers enhances transparency and reflects best practices in hate crime reporting.

Year to date, the number of confirmed hate crimes increased by 12.9% (463 vs. 410), with 53 more confirmed hate crime incidents compared to last year. More than half of the confirmed hate crimes year to date, or 52.9%, were anti-Jewish hate crimes, despite Jewish New Yorkers making up approximately 10% of the city’s population. During the first nine months of this year, anti-Jewish hate crimes increased 1.2% (245 vs. 242).

For the quarter, the number of confirmed hate crimes increased by 12.6% (125 vs. 111). There were 181 incidents reported as hate crimes for the quarter. Anti-Jewish hate crimes decreased 13.2% (59 vs. 68) during this period and accounted for nearly half of all confirmed hate crimes (47.2%).

*All crime statistics are preliminary and subject to further analysis, revision, or change.*

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