NYPD Touts Record Lows in Shootings, Shooting Victims, and Murders for First 9 Months of the Year
- On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that New York City recorded the fewest shooting incidents, victims, and murders in its history for the first nine months of 2026.
- Tisch attributed the historic results to precision policing strategy, which removes illegal guns, dismantles gangs, and deploys officers exactly where data indicates violence is concentrated.
- Through September, the city recorded 489 shooting incidents, down 11.6% from last year, while overall major crime declined 6.6% to 86,023 cases year-to-date.
- Despite the success, antisemitic hate crimes rose 1.2% year-to-date to 245 incidents, and felony assaults involving officers and public service workers increased 7.7%.
- Mayor Mamdani acknowledged there is "still work to be done" regarding transit safety and repeat offenders, as the city explores measures to keep New Yorkers safe.
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100 fewer people shot in NYC so far this year in historic low, NYPD says
The 594 shooting victims are down from the previous low of 694 people shot during the same time frame last year and in 2018 — and is the lowest since the NYPD created its current crime-tracking system, Compstat, in 1994.
NYPD touts record lows in shootings, shooting victims, and murders for first 9 months of the year
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Tuesday that there have been the fewest number of shootings, shooting victims, and murders in New York City's recorded history for the first nine months of the year.
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