New York City marked its safest January on record for gun violence, and logged a record low for murders for the month, according to the NYPD.

The city recorded 40 shooting incidents and 47 shooting victims last month, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Monday, a drop from the previous January lows of 50 incidents in 2025 and 56 victims in 2019.

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New York City marked its safest January on record for gun violence, and logged a record low for murders for the month, according to the NYPD

The city recorded 40 shooting incidents and 47 shooting victims last month, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Monday, a drop from the previous January lows of 50 incidents in 2025 and 56 victims in 2019

Murders fell from 30 in January 2025 to 12 last month, the lowest January total during the CompStat era, which began in 1994, police said

Murders fell from 30 in January of last year to 12 last month, the lowest January total during the CompStat era, which began in 1994, police said. Manhattan and Staten Island did not log any homicides.

“For the first month of the year, the women and men of the NYPD delivered the fewest shooting incidents, victims, and murders in recorded history,” Tisch said in a statement. “These results show that this department remains focused on building on the historic public safety gains made last year.” 

The department attributed the decline to its “Winter Violence Reduction Plan,” which sends up to 1,800 officers to foot posts in 64 zones across 33 precincts, public housing and the subway system at night.

The NYPD said most major crimes, including burglary, robbery, felony assault, grand larceny and auto theft, saw year-over-year declines, with overall major crime down 6.7%.  

However, transit crime rose slightly, up 6.1% compared to January 2025.

Reported rapes also rose around 6.5%, partly due to legislative changes expanding the definition of rape in New York state, the department said.

Bias incidents reported to the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force also increased from 23 incidents in January 2025 to 58 last month, with anti-Jewish hate crimes accounting for more than half of the incidents.