Overview

• NYPD data show 553 shooting incidents in the first nine months of 2025, down more than 20% from 693 a year earlier, with 216 shootings in the third quarter marking the fewest on record.
• Murders fell roughly 17.7% year-to-date to 241, and officials also reported declines in robberies and burglaries compared with 2024.
• Transit recorded its safest third quarter on record outside the COVID years, with major subway crime down nearly 14%, and year-to-date subway crime down about 4%.
• Police leaders credit precision policing and large-scale deployments, including up to 2,300 officers assigned to 72 summer zones and expanded nightly foot patrols in high-crime areas.
• Coverage diverged on rape trends after a 2024 law broadened the definition, with one outlet citing a 13% drop and others reporting double-digit increases year-to-date and for the quarter.