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New York City Ties 12-Day Homicide-Free Record Before Bronx Killing Ends Streak

Police attribute broader declines in violent crime to NYPD strategy.

Overview

  • The city recorded 12 calendar days without a homicide from Nov. 25 to Dec. 7, matching a 2015 mark, according to NYPD data.
  • The run ended Sunday night when a 38-year-old man was fatally shot in a Bronx public-housing stairwell, police said.
  • Through the first 11 months, the NYPD reports record lows of 652 shooting incidents and 812 shooting victims.
  • November tallied 16 murders, tying the lowest month on record from 2018, with a 46.6% decline from November 2024.
  • NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch credited strategy and front-line work for the reductions, as reports noted prior federal consideration of deploying National Guard personnel to city streets.