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NYPD Data Show October Murders, Shootings and Subway Crime Hit Record Lows

Police leaders credit precision tactics plus a fall deployment targeting high-crime zones.

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Officers from the New York Police Department watch passengers on the subway platform on Oct. 31, 2025 at the Borough Hall station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
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Overview

  • Overall major crime fell 6.5% from October 2024, according to newly released NYPD statistics.
  • The city recorded 18 murders in October, nearly 49% fewer than a year ago, tying the lowest October count in the CompStat era.
  • Shooting violence set lows with 43 incidents and 50 victims for the month and 596 incidents and 744 victims through October, the fewest on record.
  • Transit reported 154 major crimes in October, matching the month’s record low as July through October marked the safest four-month subway span outside the pandemic years.
  • Officials pointed to 57 gang takedowns and 4,625 illegal guns seized this year as drivers of the trend, while reported rapes rose about 8.6% under a broadened legal definition.