Zohran Mamdani, Jessica Tisch announce lowest gun violence in NYC historical past
They’re beginning the 12 months with a bang – and a snub.
Gun violence reached its lowest ranges in New York Metropolis’s recorded historical past throughout 2025, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and newly minted Mayor Zohran Mamdani triumphantly introduced Tuesday.
However the pair, together with Gov. Kathy Hochul, pointedly didn’t point out or credit score now-former Mayor Eric Adams – who in the end presided over the record-breaking drops in shootings and capturing victims.
“I need to be clear, these will not be incremental features,” Tisch mentioned of the brand new NYPD knowledge. “They’re historic outcomes.”
Shootings within the metropolis final 12 months beat the earlier file set in 2018 by 10%, with 688 complete incidents, the information reveals.
Police officers identified the full variety of shootings final 12 months have been fewer than the 1,400 in Chicago and 825 in Philadelphia – each cities with fractions of the Large Apple’s inhabitants.
The variety of capturing victims – 856 – additionally dropped 5%, beneath 2018’s file, based on the information.
The decline was much more pronounced in comparison with 2024, which noticed 247 extra individuals – or 22% extra – struck by bullets, the information reveals.
The December closing 2025 ended up with the fewest shootings in any single month because the NYPD started monitoring crime statistics, in addition to the bottom sufferer tally, officers mentioned.
“In comparison with 2021, 1,021 fewer individuals have been shot in New York Metropolis in 2025,” Tisch mentioned.
“These historic reductions in capturing incidents and victims weren’t confined to a single a part of town – they have been mirrored throughout all 5 boroughs.”
Tisch additionally highlighted drops in transit crime, making 2025 the most secure within the subway system in 16 years, outdoors of the COVID pandemic.
The 2025 crime numbers continued a sustained citywide drop after a worrisome COVID-era leap.
The decline had proved a vivid spot for the ultimate 12 months of Adams’ scandal-plagued tenure as mayor.
The features had additionally compelled Mamdani in the course of the mayoral election to repeatedly reassure New Yorkers that he wouldn’t squander them, particularly in gentle of his previous cop-bashing remarks.
Mamdani in the end determined to maintain Tisch as commissioner, regardless of their many coverage variations.
The pair didn’t evoke Adams’ identify, though they each credited crime-fighting methods crafted throughout his administration.
“These are numbers and accomplishments to be celebrated, and because the commissioner mentioned, they’re additionally ones to be constructed on, as a result of we won’t relaxation till we make this the most secure metropolis it may be,” Mamdani mentioned.
Tisch mentioned she’ll meet with Mamdani on methods, however didn’t assume any modifications have been in retailer.
“We’re all the time going to search for methods to sharpen and refine,” she mentioned. “However I feel it’s very clear that our strategy particularly to violent crime in New York Metropolis, and to subway crime in New York Metropolis has led to historic outcomes and I don’t have any modifications on the highest of my head that I may consider to it presently.”
Final 12 months noticed a 4% drop in main subway crime in comparison with 2024, with robberies down 12.5% and shootings falling 62.5%, the information reveals.
General, practically each main felony fell final 12 months, led by a 20% drop in homicide, based on the information.
Rape incidents, nevertheless, rose 16% – a rise that Tisch attributed to a change within the crime’s authorized definition. Likewise, felony assaults ticked up a slight 0.4%, the information reveals.
– Extra reporting by Joe Marino
