NYPD ANNOUNCES RECORD-LOW SHOOTING INCIDENTS AND SHOOTING VICTIMS FOR THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND IN JULY

August 4, 2025

July Marks Tenth Straight Month of Declines in Major Crime Categories

More Than 22,900 Illegal Guns Removed from the Streets Since the Start of the Adams Administration

New York, New York – Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced that in the first seven months of 2025, New York City saw the fewest shooting incidents and shooting victims in recorded history. During the seven-month stretch, the city recorded 412 shooting incidents and 489 shooting victims, compared to the previous all-time lows of 426 in 2017 and 522 in 2018. July 2025 also set new record lows for the month, with just 75 shooting incidents and 92 shooting victims — breaking the previous July record of 79 shooting incidents and 102 shooting victims, set in 2017.

That citywide drop built off a July 4th weekend that delivered the lowest shooting totals ever recorded for the three-day stretch — and tied the all-time low for the holiday itself.

These historic numbers helped drive the tenth straight month of declines in major crime categories, with a 5.6% overall drop in July 2025 compared to the same time last year.

“New York City just recorded the lowest number of shooting incidents and shooting victims ever for the first seven months of any year, while major crime continued to decline citywide. Excluding the two pandemic years, it was also the safest July in our subway system in recorded history,” said NYPD Commissioner Tisch. “These achievements are to the direct credit of the women and men of the NYPD, who now carry forward the legacy of Detective First Grade Didarul Islam.”

“New York City is grieving after the tragic loss of four innocent lives — including an NYPD officer — in a senseless shooting in Midtown. As we mourn, we must also find ways to turn our pain into purpose; it's the least we can do to honor the victims. While this incident will forever be a stain on our city, it happened against the backdrop of a larger, more hopeful picture — one where the brave men and women of the NYPD continue to drive down crime,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “As we reflect on the month of July, we are exceptionally proud that overall crime continues to topple — leading off our SEVENTH consecutive quarter of crime reductions — with some of our most violent crimes at record lows across the city. New York City saw the lowest number of shooting incidents and shooting victims in recorded history — for the month of July as well as for the first seven months of 2025. Additionally, crime in the subway system was at record lows for July, when excluding the two pandemic years. This incredible progress is no coincidence — it is thanks to our administration’s dedication to policing with precision and integrity. At a time when many want to defund the police, our administration will always defend them. I want to extend my deepest thanks to Police Commissioner Tisch and the courageous men and women of the NYPD who put on their uniforms every single day, running toward danger so we don’t have to face it ourselves, and fighting to keep New York City the safest big city in America.”

To continue driving down crime in the summer months, the NYPD launched the Summer Violence Reduction Plan. This precision policing strategy includes 72 summer deployment zones across 59 communities with more than 2,000 uniformed officers deployed to foot posts in precincts, public housing, and the subway system — all focused on high-priority crimes and shootings. Since its start on May 5, major crime in the Summer Zones during deployment hours is down 20.2%, shootings are down 50.6%, felony assaults are down 28.5%, and robbery is down 23.3%.

Precision gang takedowns continue to play a major role in driving down violence and removing guns from the street. So far this year, NYPD detectives have carried out 48 gang-related takedowns — arresting 347 gang members and associates and recovering 236 illegal guns.

Over the past three and a half years, the NYPD has taken more than 22,900 illegal guns off our streets, including more than 3,100 seized in 2025 alone.

In July, murders declined 49% (25 vs. 49), and in the first seven months of 2025, decreased by 26.4% compared to the same period last year. Other major crime categories also declined in July, including burglary, which fell by 14.2% (950 vs. 1,107), robbery dropped by 7.5% (1,413 vs. 1,528), felony assault was down by 8.2% (2,575 vs. 2,806), and grand larceny decreased by 4% (4,253 vs. 4,428).Grand larceny auto declined 3.6% year-to-date — holding steady in July compared to last year.

In the transit system, crime dropped by 8% (149 vs.162) in July, to its lowest level for any July in recorded history, excluding the COVID-period of 2020-2021. So far this year, crime in the subway system is in its third consecutive year of decline.

Housing crime declined by 15.8% (454 vs. 539) for the month.

Retail theft fell 14.4% in July and is down for the third consecutive year — with a year-to-date decline of 11%.

The number of incidents investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force decreased by 50%.

Rape incidents increased by 33.1% in July compared to the same period in 2024 (193 vs. 145). The rise in reported incidents is partly attributed to September 2024’s legislative changes broadening the legal definition of rape in New York State, which now includes additional forms of sexual assault. Many reported cases involved individuals known to each other. The NYPD continues to encourage survivors of sexual assault to come forward and report these incidents.

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

Index Crime Statistics: July 2025

Additional Statistics: July 2025

Rape Incident Reporting Statistics: July 2025

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

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

Hate Crime Statistics: July 2025

(Representing July 1 – July 31 for calendar years 2025 and 2024)

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.