New York City recorded its safest year on record for gun violence in 2025, with the fewest shooting incidents and shooting victims since the city began tracking the data in 1994, statistics released Tuesday by the NYPD show.

Police officials said the city saw 688 shooting incidents during the entirety of 2025, marking a 24% decrease from 2024, and a 10% drop from the previous record low set in 2018.

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New York City recorded its safest year on record for gun violence in 2025, with the fewest shooting incidents and shooting victims since the city began tracking the data in 1994, statistics released Tuesday by the NYPD show

According to NYPD statistics, shooting incidents fell 38% in Manhattan, 26.7% in Staten Island, 25.4% in the Bronx, 24.4% in Queens and 15% in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island each logged their lowest number of shooting incidents on record

Overall major crime dropped by roughly 3% citywide in 2025, driven largely by declines in murder, robbery, burglary, grand larceny and auto theft, police said

The number of shooting victims also fell to a record low of 856, down 22% from 2024. The NYPD said December saw the lowest number of shooting incidents ever recorded in a single month, with 35 citywide.

“These historic reductions in crime did not happen by chance or accident — they are the direct product of a deliberate, data-driven strategy achieving unprecedented public safety milestones for New York City,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement. “The NYPD drove shooting incidents and shooting victims to the lowest levels in recorded history and delivered the safest year on our subway system, outside of the pandemic era, since 2009.”

According to NYPD statistics, shooting incidents fell 38% in Manhattan, 26.7% in Staten Island, 25.4% in the Bronx, 24.4% in Queens and 15% in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island each logged their lowest number of shooting incidents on record.

Overall major crime dropped by roughly 3% citywide in 2025, driven largely by declines in murder, robbery, burglary, grand larceny and auto theft, police said.

However, the city did see increases in reported rapes and felony assaults.

Hate crimes decreased by 12% compared with 2024, the NYPD said, with antisemitic incidents falling 3%. However, crimes targeting Jewish New Yorkers accounted for 57% of all reported hate crimes in 2025, despite Jewish residents making up about 10% of the city’s population, according to the department.

Below ground, the NYPD said the subway system recorded its safest year since 2009, excluding pandemic years, with major subway crimes declining 4% in 2025. Transit robberies fell to their lowest levels ever, shooting incidents in the transit system dropped 62.5% and the number of shooting victims dropped by nearly 79%, according to the police statistics.

“Last year, New York City had its safest year for gun violence ever. This achievement — among many others — is a testament to the leadership of Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the dedication of the NYPD, and the tireless work of community-based organizations that help keep our neighborhoods safe,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement.

The NYPD said its strategy has focused not only on reducing crime, but also on addressing quality-of-life issues that affect how safe New Yorkers feel. In April, the department launched Quality of Life teams, known as Q-Teams, to target those concerns.

Since then, police said the teams have cracked down on illegal mopeds, towed abandoned and derelict vehicles, ticketed illegally parked cars and responded to noise complaints.

Citywide response times for quality-of-life issues improved by an average of 22 minutes last year, despite a 10% increase in call volume, the NYPD said. The department said it also increased the number of 311 calls it addressed and resolved by more than 16%.