New York City has recorded its safest first six months of a year since crime tracking began, according to new figures released by city officials.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that shootings and murders reached historic lows between January 1 and June 30.
New NYPD statistics show that overall crime across the city fell by 5.8% compared with the same period last year.
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Speaking at a press briefing, Mayor Mamdani said the NYPD recorded the lowest number of shooting incidents, shooting victims and murders for the first half of any year since the department began tracking data through CompStat in 1994.
Murders saw the biggest decline, falling by 24.7% compared with the first six months of last year.
The Bronx recorded the largest reduction in overall crime, with incidents falling by 12%, according to NYPD figures.
Other major crime categories also saw decreases, including:
Felony assaults remained at the same level as last year, while transit crime decreased slightly by 0.6%.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Lev Radin, Shutterstock
Mayor Mamdani said the figures reflected how residents were experiencing the city.
"The data reflects what New Yorkers are feeling on our subways, on our streets and across the five boroughs," he said.
"This data means much more than a bragging right or a point of comparison for next year."
The NYPD said the results were achieved while officers also managed major events across the city, including the NBA Finals, nearby FIFA World Cup matches and the Knicks ticker-tape parade.
Commissioner Tisch praised police officers for their work in reducing crime while continuing to respond to major events, protests and emergency calls.
"They are the ones working foot posts in the heat, they are the ones covering major events, and protests, and parades, and fireworks, all while continuing to answer the calls, make the arrests, recover the guns, and build the cases that drive crime down," she said.
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Mayor Mamdani said the figures represented real improvements for residents, rather than simply statistics.
"Each of these numbers represents a life untouched by violence," he said.
He added that the reductions meant more New Yorkers could feel safe travelling, spending time outdoors and going about their daily lives without fear of crime.
