Shootings in New York state are down 9% so far in 2025 compared to the same period last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday, the lowest level of gun violence the state has seen since the state began tracking this data nearly 20 years ago.
New statistics released by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services showed a 15% decline in shooting victims and a 9% drop in shooting incidents with injury between Jan. 1 and April 30. These numbers come from 28 police departments outside New York City participating in the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative, a state-funded initiative focusing on 20 jurisdictions spread across 17 counties in New York that account for 80% of the gun violence outside of New York City. It includes symposiums and other educational programs, as well as funding for things like overtime so officers can build community bridges outside their normal duties.
These departments reported 156 shooting victims so far this year, down from 183 during the same period in 2024, and 139 shooting incidents with injury, down from 153 in 2024…