Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced that New York City saw historic reductions in overall crime through the first quarter of 2025, with the fewest shooting incidents in recorded history and the second lowest number of murders in the same period. Through the first three months of 2025, shootings were down 23.1% (140 vs. 182), and murders declined 34.4% (63 vs. 96), compared to the same period in 2024. 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).
Subway crime decreased to the second-lowest level in 27 years, with major crime dropping 18.1% (465 vs. 568) during the first quarter, and zero murders in the transit system for the first time in seven years. During the first quarter, there was a surge in NYPD patrol of subway platforms and trains to combat crime and violence.
“The women and men of the NYPD are driving record-breaking reductions in crime and violence,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch. “In the first quarter of this year, we’ve cut shooting incidents down to the lowest number in history and made our subways safer than they’ve been in nearly a decade. Our precision policing strategies aren’t just working — they’re delivering historic results and making New York City the safest big city in the nation.”
“Public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity, and that’s why, since my first day in office, our administration has been dedicated to making sure New Yorkers are safer and feel safer,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “While today’s numbers show crime continues to plummet across the five boroughs, today’s drop is nothing new — we have seen five straight quarters of declining crime, including the past six months. Thanks to the tens of thousands of brave men and women of the NYPD, New York City remains the safest big city in America, and we are only getting safer.”
These sustained declines were fueled by the NYPD’s precision policing model, which places officers in areas experiencing the highest concentrations of crime — known as Violence Reduction Zones. In the first quarter, major crime in these zones dropped 25% compared to the same period last year, underscoring the impact of strategic, data-driven enforcement.
