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)…