Syracuse, N.Y. — Murders and crime in general fell significantly in Syracuse in 2025, continuing a steep decline seen nationwide in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic.
There were 14 homicides in the city last year, the fewest in more than a decade and a 56% decline from the pandemic-era peak. It’s the fewest killings since 13 in 2012.
The most homicides in Syracuse was 32 in both 2020 and 2021. The least was 10 in 1999. The average over the last 35 years is 20…