Murders, Shootings Saw Significant Decrease In First Quarter Of 2025

NEW YORK CITY — New York City saw significant reductions in overall crime through the first quarter of 2025, with the fewest shooting incidents in recorded history and the second-lowest number of murders, according to newly released NYPD data.

Through the first three months of 2025, shootings were down 23.1 percent (140 vs. 182), and murders declined 34.4 percent (63 vs. 96), compared to the same period in 2024.

March 2025 had the lowest number of murders ever on record for that month, according to the data.

In addition, robbery incidents dropped 22.8 percent (3,074 vs.3,981) and grand larceny declined 13.7 percent (10,226 vs. 11,855).

“The women and men of the NYPD are driving record-breaking reductions in crime and violence,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “In the first quarter of this year, we’ve cut shooting incidents down to the lowest number in history and made our subways safer than they’ve been in nearly a decade. 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.”

Other crimes like auto theft, burglary, felony assault also continued to decrease in the first quarter of 2025.

Subway crime decreased to the second-lowest level in 27 years, with major crime dropping 18.1 percent (465 vs. 568). There were zero murders in the transit system for the first time in seven years.

"Public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity, and that’s why, since my first day in office, our administration has been dedicated to making sure New Yorkers are safer and feel safer,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said. “While today’s numbers show crime continues to plummet across the five boroughs, today’s drop is nothing new — we have seen five straight quarters of declining crime, including the past six months. Thanks to the tens of thousands of brave men and women of the NYPD, New York City remains the safest big city in America, and we are only getting safer."