New York City has seen the fewest number of shootings and the fewest number of shooting victims ever in the first 10 months of 2025, the NYPD said Monday.
There were 596 shooting incidents and 744 victims through October. The previous record for all-time lows was set in 2018, when there were 641 shooting incidents and 768 victims.
October itself set a record this year, with just 43 shooting incidents and 50 victims, an all-time low for that month. Murders were also at their lowest level ever in for the month, with 18, tying a record set in 2018.
“This isn’t luck or coincidence”
“For the first ten months of the year and the month of October, the NYPD delivered the lowest number of shooting incidents and victims in recorded history, and the safest October on our subways in recorded history, including the pandemic years when ridership was at historic lows,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “This isn’t luck or coincidence – it’s the direct result of our precision policing strategy and the relentless work of the men and women of the NYPD who carry out this plan and make our city safer. These historic public safety milestones are reaching every corner of New York City, and I thank Mayor Adams for his continuous support of the NYPD.”…