Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced March 2 that the NYPD delivered the fewest shooting incidents, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history for the first two months of 2026, adding that for January and February combined, the city had 83 shooting incidents and 97 shooting victims, beating the previous all-time lows of 92 and 105, set in 2025 and 2019, respectively. She said so far this year, the city has recorded 32 murders, beating the previous all-time low of 38 set in 2018.
Tisch said the historic reductions drove an overall 8% decline in major crime citywide, with decreases in every borough and 1,100 fewer crimes reported year-to-date. She said of note was that burglary dropped nearly 20% citywide in February to the lowest level in recorded history year-to-date, and retail theft fell 24.7%.
The NYPD said it also delivered the safest start to any year in public housing developments across the city with the fewest shooting incidents, shooting victims, murders, and robberies for the first two months of the year…