Brooklyn recorded its safest year in history in 2025, with homicides and shooting homicides both dropping about 25%, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Shooting incidents and victims also fell, down 15% and 11% respectively, improving on last year’s record lows. Brooklyn was the only borough where all four categories declined each year since peaking in 2020.
There were 91 murders in the borough, a 24% drop from 120 in 2024, and the lowest total since 2018. Shooting homicides fell to 47 from 63, surpassing previous lows recorded in 2017 and 2019. Shooting incidents totaled 244, while shooting victims numbered 307. Since 2020, homicides have fallen 48%, shootings 63%, and shooting victims 62%.
Gun violence fell sharply in housing developments, with homicides down 41%, shootings down 31% and shooting incidents down 32%. Brooklyn saw three stretches of 17 days without a homicide and two nine-day periods without a shooting victim…