New York City is heading into the back half of 2026 with some of its lowest serious crime numbers in years, according to City Hall and the NYPD. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Thursday rolled out citywide crime figures for the first six months of the year, saying major categories are down year to date and that murders and shootings have dropped to near-historic lows. The administration cast the report as early proof that its public safety strategy is working, while advocates warned that headline gains can hide neighborhood-level gaps and rising harms in other categories.
The update was posted by NYPD News on X and featured remarks from both the mayor and the police commissioner. The department highlighted citywide declines and said the progress reflects targeted enforcement and data-driven patrols.
.@NYPDPC and @NYCMayor announce crime numbers for the first half of 2026. https://x.com/i/status/2072727777850360129
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDNEWS) July 2, 2026
What the numbers show
According to the CompStat report from the NYPD for the week of June 22 to 28, the city recorded 119 murders year to date through late June, down from 160 in the same stretch a year earlier, about a 25.6% decline. Overall major felony complaints totaled 54,387, roughly 5.9% fewer than the 57,766 reported at the same point in 2025. Shooting incidents and shooting victims were also lower year to date, with 318 shooting incidents and 376 shooting victims listed through the period. The same report shows 310 confirmed hate crime reports, up from 294 a year earlier…