NYPD Announces Citywide Crime Statistics for January 2023

February 3, 2023

Arrests for Overall Index Crimes at a 24-Year High

For the month of January 2023, the number of overall shooting incidents and murders in New York City have both declined when compared to January 2022, a result of the NYPD’s enhanced public safety investment across each borough, in every neighborhood. Reflecting crime-prevention traction taking hold citywide, major crimes in the subway system have dropped precipitously, and arrests for overall index crimes stand at a 24-year high for any January in the modern CompStat era. Overall index crime for January 2023 compared to January 2022 was up 4.1% (10,067 v. 9,672), led by a 14.9% increase in felony assault (2,056 v. 1,790).

Citywide shooting incidents decreased in January by 26.3% (73 v. 99) – further extending the double-digit declines of 2022 – driven by steep reductions in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. Similarly, the number of gun violence victims across the city decreased by 21.8% (86 v. 110) compared to the same period last year, while murders decreased by 3.2% (30 v. 31). Notably, the number of arrests for index crimes in New York City in January is up 29.6% (4,420 v. 3,410) when compared to the January prior, a month-to-month benchmark unsurpassed since 1999 – nearly a quarter-century.

In Transit, the NYPD’s subway safety strategy has augmented police coverage on trains and platforms while adding visible uniformed resources at or near the system’s many points of entry across the five boroughs. This plan has resulted in a 29.3% decrease in major crimes (145 v. 205) in Transit for January 2023, compared to January 2022, led by a 44.3% reduction in grand larceny (54 v. 97) and a 20.7% reduction in robbery (46 v. 58). The subway system’s downward crime trend has been steady since additional deployment began last fall.

“As we step forward through 2023 and beyond, the women and men of the New York City Police Department are continuing to effectively and efficiently suppress violence, address the drivers of crime, and safeguard our streets and our subways,” said Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. “More work, however, is required when it comes to certain categories of crime, and we are determined in our efforts to reverse these trends. Everyone who lives, works, and visits our great city deserves to be safe, and the members of the NYPD will tolerate nothing less. Our Strategic Plan, announced last month, is focused on innovation, flexibility, and exceeding expectations – and our mission remains concentrated on the safety and security of all the people we serve.”

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

Index Crime Statistics: January 2023

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Additional Statistics For January 2023

Rape Incident Reporting Statistics: January 2023

(Reports filed from January 1 – January 31 in years indicated)

Rape continues to be underreported. If you are a victim of sexual assault, please come forward. The 24-hour NYPD Special Victims Division hotline is: 212-267-RAPE (7273).

Hate Crimes Statistics Summary for January 2023

(Representing January 1^st – January 31^st years indicated)

Note: Statistics above are subject to change upon investigation, as active possible bias cases may be reclassified to non-bias cases and removed from counted data.

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