New York City saw a drastic decline in overall crime through the first quarter of this year, notching the fewest shooting incidents in recorded history.
Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch on Thursday said shootings were down 23.1% (140 vs. 182), and murders declined 34.4% (63 vs. 96) through the first three months of 2025 compared to the same period the previous year. March 2025 also had the lowest number of murders ever on record for that month.
These historic declines in violence were accompanied by major crime reductions in every patrol borough with index crime down 10.9%. In this quarter, robbery dropped 22.8% (3,074 vs. 3,981), grand larceny declined 13.7% (10,226 vs. 11,855), auto theft was down 11.9% (2,773 vs. 3,148), burglary was down 4.4% (3,043 vs. 3,184), and felony assault fell 2.7% (6,361 vs. 6,535).
Subway crime decreased to the second-lowest level in 27 years, with major crime dropping 18.1% (465 vs. 568) during the first quarter, and zero murders in the transit system for the first time in seven years. During the first quarter, there was a surge in NYPD patrol of subway platforms and trains to combat crime and violence.
"Our precision policing strategies aren’t just working — they’re delivering historic results and making New York City the safest big city in the nation," Tisch said.
The reduction in crime also extended into New York City’s public housing developments, where overall crime dropped 12.2% (445 vs. 507) in March 2025 and fell 11.1% (1,302 vs. 1,464) for the first quarter.
Bias-related incidents investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force declined 10% (130 vs. 144) in the first quarter of 2025 and increased by 2% (67 vs. 66) in March 2025.
Reported rapes fell 3.4% (144 vs. 149) in March 2025, but increased overall in the first quarter by 20.8% (447 vs. 370).
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