NYPD Announces Citywide Crime Statistics for September 2023

October 11, 2023

Shootings, Murders, Robberies, and Burglaries Driven Down across New York City

Mirroring the downward trend experienced through the first nine months of this year, overall index crime declined again in September 2023 compared to September 2022, led by an ongoing reduction in violence and the demonstrable effects of intelligence-driven precision policing.

For the month of September 2023, New York City saw a 34.2% drop in shooting incidents compared to September 2022 (77 v. 117). This distinct decline extended the 27.1% decrease in shooting incidents citywide through the first nine months of 2023 compared to the same period one year ago (760 v. 1,043) – which translated to 378 fewer people shot this year compared to last year. Additionally, the number of homicides in September 2023 dropped by 27.9% (31 v. 43).

In September, the NYPD continued to make hundreds of gun arrests – 413 arrests resulting in 550 illegal firearms seized during the month. Overall, NYPD officers have effected 3,353 gun arrests and seized nearly 5,100 illegal firearms through the first nine months of 2023. Since the start of this administration, police have arrested nearly 8,000 people for illegal gun possession and seized more than 12,200 illicit firearms – each of which will never claim another victim.

The NYPD’s progress in driving down crime reflects the department’s gun-violence reduction strategies, which include building trust, strengthening relationships, and leveraging partnerships in communities across the five boroughs.

Overall index crime declined by 5.6% (10,574 v. 11,207) in September 2023 compared to the same period a year ago. Individual crime increases were driven mainly by grand larceny auto, which rose by 19.5% (1,439 v. 1,204). At the same time, New York City saw a drop in five of the seven index crime categories in September, including a 27.0% reduction in burglary (1,057 v. 1,447), a 9.4% drop in grand larceny (4,155 v. 4,588), and a 7.3% decline in robbery (1,419 v. 1,530). Overall index crime in the city’s transit system decreased by 12.5% (95 v. 157) in September, while the city’s housing developments saw a 6.1% reduction (462 v. 492). The total number of bias incidents investigated by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force dropped by 14% (43 v. 50) in September, and by 21% (386 v. 486) over the first nine months of this year compared to the same period last year.

NYPD officers made 2.5% more arrests in the seven major crime categories (4,446 v. 4,338) during September 2023. And through the first nine months of this year, officers arrested 12.7% more people (39,885 v. 35,378) for committing major crimes than during the same period last year.

During the NYPD’s 2023 summer initiative, which stretched from the beginning of May through mid-September, and saw hundreds of officers temporarily reassigned to dozens of commands throughout the city, overall index crime dropped by 1.4%, shooting incidents decreased by 25.8%, and overall enforcement – arrests and summonses – exponentially increased compared to the same period in 2022.

Heading into the final three months of 2023, the men and women of the NYPD remain steadfast in their ongoing efforts to drive down crime, improve quality of life, and earn the confidence of everyone who lives in, works in, and visits New York City.

“New York City continues to see a significant, sustained reduction in violent crime,” said NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban. “And this is no accident. These public safety gains are the direct result of the relentless, intelligence-driven work of your NYPD officers – and that work will continue every day, in every neighborhood. We will never stop fighting to make New York City better tomorrow than it is today.”

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

Index Crime Statistics: September 2023

Additional Statistics For September 2023

Rape Incident Reporting Statistics: September 2023

(Reports filed from September 1 – September 30 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 September 2023

(Representing September 1^st – September 30^st for calendar years 2023 and 2022)

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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