New York City just had its safest January on record — with the number of shootings and murders plummeting to new lows, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Monday.

The number of homicides plunged 60%, while shooting incidents were down 20% compared to January 2024, data shows.

“Compared to all other Januarys, we have seen the lowest number of shooting incidents, the lowest number of shooting victims, and the lowest number of homicides on record,” Tisch said on FOX 5′ “Good Day New York” as she touted the latest crime rates.

New York City just had its safest January on record — with the number of shootings and murders plummeting to new lows, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Monday. Matt Roberts/Shutterstock

The city recorded 40 shootings last month – down from the previous all-time low of 50 set in 2025. There were also 47 shooting victims in January, a drop from the record low of 56 tallied in 2019, the data shows.

Murders, too, dropped in every single borough in January, and Manhattan and Staten Island went the entire month without a single murder.

There were 12 homicides tallied compared to the 30 on record for January 2025.

“I think people feel safer in the city, and the numbers just really tell an incredible story about what the men and women of the NYPD are doing,” Tisch said.

The number of homicides plunged 60%, while shooting incidents were down 20% compared to January 2024, data shows. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post

Overall, major crime was down nearly 7% across several major categories, according to the figures.

Burglaries dropped nearly 30% last month compared to the same month a year prior.

Retail theft was down 16%, and robberies dipped nearly 10%, according to the NYPD’s figures.

Overall, major crime was down nearly 7% across several major categories, according to the reports. William Farrington

Retail theft was down 16%, and robberies dipped nearly 10%, according to the NYPD’s figures. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post

The decline in shoplifting, which typically surges during winter, was a credit to the department’s focused approach, Tisch said.

“It’s the right strategy — and the cops are executing it brilliantly,” she said.

“Retail theft is down 16%, which is amazing, and we’ve changed the way that we’ve approached investigating retail theft. We don’t want to see toothpaste behind glass doors and we don’t want to see our 24 hour pharmacies close,” Tisch said.

Transit crime, however, increased 6% last month with 174 crimes reported compared to the 164 on record for January 2025, the data shows. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post

“So retail theft is really a pattern crime. We are now investigating it like a pattern crime, and our arrests are up on retail theft.”

Transit crime, however, increased 6% last month with 174 crimes reported compared to the 164 on record for January 2025, the data shows.

The number of rapes across the city was also up 6%.