There were no murders for the month of November in Queens and Staten Island, according to NYPD crime stats.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Tuesday that the city also saw the fewest shooting incidents and victims in recorded history for the first 11 months of 2025.
“These historic gains are the result of our precision policing strategy and officers executing that strategy with the discipline and dedication that defines this noble work,” said Tisch in a statement. “Our plan is working, the progress is real, and I’m grateful to Mayor Adams for providing the tools that make these public-safety gains possible.”
During the 11-month stretch, the city recorded 652 shooting incidents and 812 shooting victims, compared to the previous all-time lows of 696 and 828, respectively, set in 2018, according to the CompStat figures.
Murders were also down in November, at 16, tying the record set in 2018 for the lowest in any November since reliable records have been kept. Murder was down 46.6 percent for the month compared to November 2024.
Transit crime was down 24.8 percent for the month. There were 167 incidents compared to 222 last year, making it the safest November in recorded history, excluding the pandemic years when ridership was at historic lows, said the NYPD. It was the safest July, August, September, October and November combined in the subway’s recorded history.
Robberies were also down in the transit system, as they reached their lowest levels ever for November and the first 11 months of the year, including pandemic years, said the NYPD.
Retail theft was also down citywide, from 5,285 incidents last year to 4,221 in 2025, a 20 percent drop compared to November 2024.
Adams said it was the eighth straight quarter of major crimes continuing to fall across the five boroughs.
“The strategies we put in place have made our city safer,” said Adams in a statement.
While overall crime was down, Queens North saw an uptick. The region saw an increase in grand larceny auto from 187 to 199 incidents for the month.
It saw 100 percent hikes in shooting victims and incidents.
Queens South saw fewer crimes than Queens North, but housing crime, some sex crimes and petit larceny were up within the same time frame.
Queens police commanders regularly address crime rates at community board and precinct community council meetings.
At a Community Board 13 meeting on Nov. 24, Capt. Douglas Moodie, the commanding officer of the 105th Precinct in Queens Village, gave mixed news.
“Overall, we are doing phenomenal across the board,” said Moodie at the meeting.
While grand larceny auto has continued to drop in the precinct from 21 in 2024 to 11 in 2025 within the same aforementioned time period, Moodie said catalytic converter thefts continue to be a problem. He also reminded people to warm up in their cars instead of leaving their vehicles unattended with the keys in the ignition if they do not want it to get stolen.