NYPD ANNOUNCES RECORD-LOW SHOOTING INCIDENTS AND SHOOTING VICTIMS FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF THE YEAR

December 2, 2025

Lowest November in Recorded History for Murders and Subway Crime

Leading Into Holiday Season, Retail Theft Down by More Than 20% Citywide

New York, New York – Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced that in the first 11 months of 2025, New York City saw the fewest shooting incidents and shooting victims in recorded history. During the 11-month stretch, the city recorded 652 shooting incidents and 812 shooting victims, compared to the previous all-time lows of 696 and 828 respectively, set in 2018.

For the month of November, murders were also at the lowest level in recorded history with 16 murders, tying the previous record set in 2018. There were zero murders in all of Queens and Staten Island, and overall murder was down 46.6% in November 2025 compared to November 2024.

The NYPD continues to drive down crime on our subways. Transit crime was down 24.8% (167 vs. 222) in November, making it the safest November in recorded history, excluding the pandemic years when ridership was at historic lows. This was the safest July, August, September, October, and November combined on the subway in recorded history. Robberies in the transit system reached their lowest levels ever for November and the first 11 months of the year, including the pandemic years.

Leading into the holiday season, retail theft was down more than 20% citywide (4,221 vs. 5,285) compared to November 2024.

The NYPD’s work has driven down crime consistently each quarter since January 2024, marking eight straight quarters of major crime decline.

“For the first 11 months of the year, New York City had the lowest number of shooting incidents and victims in recorded history, and the safest November on our subways outside the pandemic period,” said NYPD Commissioner Tisch. “These historic gains are the result of our precision policing strategy and officers executing that strategy with the discipline and dedication that defines this noble work. Our plan is working, the progress is real, and I’m grateful to Mayor Adams for providing the tools that make these public-safety gains possible.”

"We’re now well into our eighth straight quarter of major crimes continuing to fall across the five boroughs, thanks to both the upstream and downstream solutions the Adams administration has invested in since day one,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “The strategies we put in place have made our city safer — with the lowest number of shooting incidents and shooting victims for the first 11 months of 2025, subway crime hitting a record low over the last five months, and major crimes dropping another 5.6 percent in November alone. When we invest in the brave men and women of the NYPD and the strategies to ensure their success, our city is safer and feels safer. Thank you to NYPD Commissioner Tisch and all those who put on a bulletproof vest every day to keep New York the safest big city in America.”

These record-low crime numbers were largely driven by the NYPD’s Fall Violence Reduction Plan, a data-driven, precision-policing strategy to combat violent crime and shootings. The plan consists of 54 zones covering 38 communities, with up to 1,800 uniformed officers assigned to nightly foot posts in precincts, public housing, and the subway system. Since its inception, index crime is down 18.1% and shootings are down a staggering 40% in the zones during deployment hours. The NYPD’s ongoing work to target and take down the most dangerous gangs also plays a role in driving down shootings and removing guns from the streets. So far this year, NYPD detectives have carried out 61 gang-related takedowns, and the department has seized more than 4,960 illegal guns since January and more than 24,722 guns since the start of Adams administration.

Citywide, major crime was down in several categories for November, with overall major crime down 5.6% (9,543 vs. 10,112).

In November, shooting incidents were down 19.1% (55 vs. 68) and shooting victims were down 13% (67 vs. 77). For the first 11 months of the year, the city broke the previous all-time low for shooting incidents set in 2018 by 44 incidents (652 vs. 696) and by 16 victims (812 vs. 828).

Murder declined by almost half compared to November 2024, dropping 46.7% (16 vs. 30), tying November 2018 for the fewest murders of any November in recorded history. Further, in Queens and Staten Island, there were zero murders.

Burglary declined 17.3% (954 vs. 1,154), marking the third consecutive year of declines, and decreased in every single borough for November.

Robbery declined 12.4% (1,175 vs. 1,341), marking the third consecutive year of declines.

Auto theft fell 14% (1,012 vs. 1,177) with decreases in all five boroughs.

Grand larceny decreased by 1.3% (3,903 vs. 3,953).

Rape incidents decreased 4.8% in November compared to the same period in 2024 (159 vs. 167). The NYPD continues to encourage survivors of sexual assault to come forward and report these incidents.

Felony assault increased 1.5% (2,324 vs. 2,290) in November. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, 42.4% of felony assaults in New York City are related to domestic violence. To address this growing crisis, the NYPD launched the Domestic Violence Unit in September — the largest unit of its kind in the nation. There are 450 domestic violence investigators fully dedicated to investigating domestic violence cases, building stronger relationships with survivors, and receiving enhanced training.

In addition to the declines across major crime, retail theft was down substantially by 20.1% (4,221 vs. 5,285) compared to November 2024. This 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 8% (426 vs. 463).

The number of incidents investigated by NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force increased by 50% (54 vs. 36)

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

Index Crime Statistics: October 2025

Additional Statistics: October 2025

Rape Incident Reporting Statistics: October 2025

(Reports filed from October 1 – October 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 Crime Statistics: October 2025

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

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