NYPD ANNOUNCES RECORD-LOW SHOOTING INCIDENTS AND SHOOTING VICTIMS FOR FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR

October 1, 2025

Fewest Shooting Incidents in Recorded History for Any Third Quarter and for the Months of July and September

Safest Third Quarter Ever on Subways and All-Time Lows in Transit Crime for July, August, and September, Excluding Pandemic Years

September Marks Seventh Straight Quarter of Declines in Major Crime


New York, New York – Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced that in the first nine months of 2025, New York City saw the fewest shooting incidents and shooting victims in recorded history. This city also experienced the fewest shooting incidents ever for any third quarter and for the months of July and September.

The NYPD also delivered the safest third quarter ever on the subways, including all-time lows in transit crime for the months of July, August, and September, excluding the pandemic years. These record-low numbers helped drive the city’s seventh straight quarter of declines in major crime, which has consistently decreased every quarter since January 2024.

“The NYPD’s precision policing has delivered record-low shooting incidents and victims over the last nine months, and the safest quarter ever on our subways,” said NYPD Commissioner Tisch. “This is not a coincidence — it’s the result of an unprecedented, data-driven deployment of thousands of officers to the areas they are needed most. They were given a clear mandate to get the guns and go after violent gangs — and they delivered. These historic public safety milestones are a direct reflection of their relentless efforts and Mayor Adams’ unwavering support of the NYPD.”

“At the start of our administration we went to work to sweep out crime and illegal activities from our neighborhoods, and our 2025 third quarter crime data shows that our public safety apparatus is working,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “But it is not just the quarter — overall crime is down for the second year in a row and shootings for the first nine months of the year are at their lowest levels in recorded history. We have been clear: This administration will never tolerate a feeling of anything goes on our streets or in our neighborhoods, and because of our steadfast focus on public safety, the deep bench of leaders we’ve put in place at police headquarters, and the hard work of the brave men and women of the NYPD, New York City remains the safest big city in America, the best place to raise a family, and a place where you know that your city is looking out for you.”

In the first nine months of the year, citywide shooting incidents are down more than 20% (553 vs. 693) to their lowest level ever and 15.6% (216 vs. 256) for the third quarter, the fewest shootings in any third quarter in recorded history. Shooting victims are down 19% (694 vs. 857) for this year — the lowest level ever — and down 11% for the third quarter.

Shooting incidents fell by double digits in four of the five boroughs last quarter, led by a 25% (80 vs. 108) reduction in the Bronx, a 20% (4 vs. 5) reduction on Staten Island, a nearly 19% (30 vs. 37) drop in Manhattan, and a 17% (28 vs. 34) reduction in Queens. In Brooklyn, shootings were up 2.8% for the quarter, which represents two more shooting incidents in that borough from a year ago.

These record-low shooting numbers were largely driven by the NYPD’s Summer Violence Reduction Plan, a data-driven, precision-policing strategy that resulted in consistent declines during the summer months. The plan was the largest deployment of its kind — 72 zones covering 59 communities with up to 2,300 uniformed officers assigned to nightly foot posts in precincts, public housing, and the subway system to address high crime and shooting areas.

Over the past 19 weeks in the summer zones, shooting incidents fell 47% (59 vs. 112) and shooting victims dropped 44% (77 vs 137). For overall shooting incidents, Manhattan North saw a 78% (3 vs.14) drop, Brooklyn North a 46% (20 vs. 37) decline and the Bronx a 40% (28 vs. 47) decrease. Every single borough during deployment experienced a reduction in crime — with overall crime down 18% (1,817 vs. 2,225), felony assaults down 25% (487 vs. 650), robberies down 23% (462 vs. 601), murders down 18% (18 vs. 22), auto theft down 15% (277 vs. 325), grand larceny down 12% (334 vs. 382), and burglary down 0.8% (234 vs. 236). Building on the unmitigated success of the summer zones, the NYPD is continuing its zone strategy into the fall.

In addition to the summer zones, the NYPD’s work to target and take down the most dangerous gangs continues to play a role in driving down shootings and removing guns from the streets. So far this year, NYPD detectives have carried out a record-high 55 gang-related takedowns. The NYPD has also seized more than 4,175 illegal guns so far this year, and more than 23,900 guns since the start of Adams administration.

The NYPD also delivered record-low crime numbers below ground with the safest third quarter ever on the subways, including record-low transit crime in July, August, and September. Year-to-date, transit index crime dropped by 4.2% (1,578 vs. 1,648) and in the third quarter by 13.7% (479 vs. 555). Shooting incidents decreased a remarkable 67% (2 vs. 6) year-to-date and overall crime is nearly 12% below pre-pandemic levels.

Along with the transit system, major crime is down in several major crime categories for both year-to-date and the third quarter.

Murders are down citywide by more than 17.7% (241 vs. 293) year-to-date and 17.5% (85 vs. 103) for the quarter, bringing them both to their second-lowest levels ever.

Burglary dropped 3.8% (9,410 vs. 9,783) for the year and more than 9% (3,100 vs. 3,419) in the third quarter, the second lowest level in recorded history.

Robberies declined 9.8% (11,402 vs. 12,639) year-to-date and more than 5% (4,166 vs. 4,396) for the quarter. This marks 1,200 fewer incidents than in 2024, reversing last year’s upward trend.

Grand larceny fell by more than 4% (35,579 vs. 37,092) for the year and 0.5% (13,052 vs. 13,113) for the quarter. Grand larceny auto is experiencing multi-year declines, down by more than 4% (10,387 vs. 10,847) for the year and quarter (3,912 vs. 4,089).

Felony assault is down by 0.8% (22,389 vs. 22,580) for the year and 3.8% (7,716 vs. 8,019) for the quarter.

Finally, in major crime, rape incidents have decreased by 13.2% (158 vs. 182) in September compared to the same period in 2024. This downward trend comes a year after the law changed to rightfully broaden the legal definition of rape in New York State to include additional forms of sexual assault. Year-to-date, rape increased by 18.8% (1,513 vs. 1,274) and 13.2% (515 vs. 456) for the quarter. The NYPD recognizes that rape is a traditionally underreported crime and continues to encourage survivors of sexual assault to come forward and report these incidents.

In addition to the declines across major crime, retail theft is down 13% (39,987 vs. 45,919) year-to-date and 18.7% (13,096 vs. 16,095) for the third quarter. This sea change is the direct result of the department’s overhaul of its approach to combating retail theft, including:

  • Deploying officers on foot posts in high propensity locations during the windows of time when retail theft is most likely to occur;
  • Placing special emphasis on investigating petit larceny;
  • Establishing patterns and identifying recidivists;
  • Creating tight coordination with transit officers who catch shoplifters fleeing in the subways; and
  • Placing special emphasis on this crime and these cases at weekly CompStat meetings.

In our housing developments, crime declined by 4.3% (4,352 vs. 4,548) year-to-date and 5% (1,458 vs. 1,535) for the quarter. Murders declined by 22.6% (24 vs. 31) year-to-date, the lowest level in recorded history.

The number of incidents investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force decreased by 21% (415 vs. 527) year-to-date and 27% (118 vs. 161) for the quarter.


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

Index Crime Statistics: Sept. 2025


Sept.

2025

Sept.

2024
+/- % Change
Murder 24 33 -9 -27.3%
Rape 158 182 -24 -13.2%
Robbery 1321 1379 -58 -4.2%
Felony Assault 2490 2598 -108 -4.2%
Burglary 1040 1125 -85 -7.6%
Grand Larceny 4401 4298 103 2.4%
Grand Larceny Auto 1157 1285 -128 -10%
TOTAL 10591 10900 -309 -2.8%

Index Crime Statistics: Q3 2025


Sept.

2025

Sept.

2024
+/- % Change
Murder 85 103 -18 -17.5%
Rape 515 456 59 13.2%
Robbery 4166 4396 -230 -5.2%
Felony Assault 7716 8019 -303 -3.8%
Burglary 3100 3419 -319 -9.3%
Grand Larceny 13052 13113 -61 -0.5%
Grand Larceny Auto 3912 4089 -177 -4.3%
TOTAL 32546 33595 -1049 -3.1%

Index Crime Statistics: YTD (through Sept. 30)


Sept.

2025

Sept.

2024
+/- % Change
Murder 241 293 -52 -17.7%
Rape 1513 1274 239 18.8%
Robbery 11402 12639 -1237 -9.8%
Felony Assault 22389 22580 -191 -0.8%
Burglary 9410 9783 -373 -3.8%
Grand Larceny 35579 37092 -1513 -4.1%
Grand Larceny Auto 10387 10847 -460 -4.2%
TOTAL 90921 94508 -3587 -3.8%

Additional Statistics: Sept. (Sept. 1 - Sept. 30)


Sept.

2025

Sept.

2024


+/-

% Change
Transit
158 190 -32 -16.8%
Housing
492 464 28 6%
Shooting Incidents
64 91 -27 -29.7%

Additional Statistics: Q3 (July 1 - Sept. 30)


Sept.

2025

Sept.

2024


+/-

% Change
Transit
479 555 -76 -13.7%
Housing
1458 1535 -77 -5%
Shooting Incidents
216 256 -40 -15.4%

Additional Statistics: YTD (Jan. 1 - Sept. 30)


Sept.

2025

Sept.

2024


+/-

% Change
Transit
1578 1648 -70 -4.2%
Housing
4352 4548 -196 -4.3%
Shooting Incidents
553 693 -140 -20.2%


Rape Incident Reporting Statistics: Sept. 2025

(Reports filed from Sept. 1 – Sept. 30 in years indicated)

Year Total
Incidents
Reported
Incident
Occurred
Same Year
Incident
Occurred
1 Year
Prior
Incident
Occurred
2 Years
Prior
Incident
Occurred
3 Years
Prior
Incident
Occurred
4 Years
Prior
Incident
Occurred
5+ Years
Prior
2025
158 140 7 1 1 2 7
2024
182 144 14 6 4 2 12
2023
123 98 10 6 0 0 9
2022
144 116 8 6 1 2 11
2021
131 101 11 3 1 0 15
2020
146 113 10 3 2 1 17

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 Crime Statistics: Sept. 2025

(Representing Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 for calendar years 2025 and 2024)

Motivation 2025 2024 +/- % Change
Asian
0 5 -5 -100%
Black
7 8 -1 -13%
Ethnic
2 3 -1 -33%
Gender
0 3 -3 -100%
Hispanic
0 1 -1 -100%
Jewish
30 25 5 20%
Muslim
2 4 -2 -50%
Religion
1 2 -1 -50%
Sexual Orientation
3 5 -2 -40%
White
2 3 -1 -33%
Grand Total
47 59 -12 -20%


Hate Crime Statistics: YTD

(Representing Jan 1 - Sept. 30 for calendar years 2025 and 2024)

Motivation 2025 2024 +/- % Change
Age
0 3 -3 -100%
Black
38 29 9 31%
Ethnic
17 32 -15 -47%
Gender
9 25 -16 -64%
Hispanic
5 10 -5 -50%
Jewish
238 271 -33 -12%
Muslim
22 36 -14 -39%
Religion
28 16 12 75%
Sexual Orientation
35 64 -29 -45%
White
9 10 -1 -10%
Grand Total
415 527 -112 -21%

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.