New York City recorded the lowest number of shootings and homicides in recorded history between Jan. 1, 2025 through May 31, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday.
For the first five months of the year, the city recorded 264 shootings. The previous record low was in 2018, when New York City recorded 267 shootings over the same time period. From January 2025 – May 2025, New York City recorded 112 homicides. The previous record low was in 2017 and 2014, when New York City recorded 113 homicides over the same time period.
"This is not just a statistical win — these numbers represent thousands of New Yorkers who are alive today and safer today, families who can sleep more soundly at night, and communities that are thriving because they know their city isn’t just coming back from the throes of the pandemic — it is back,” said Adams.
In May 2025 alone, New York City recorded 54 shootings and 18 homicides. The previous record low was set in 2019, when New York City recorded 61 shootings and 19 homicides.
“Results like this never happen by accident, and certainly not at a time when the state’s criminal justice laws have made a revolving door out of our criminal justice system," said New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch. "Here’s how your mayor and your NYPD cops delivered the safest January – May for gun violence in New York City: three-plus years of relentlessly going after guns on our streets and a data-driven policing strategy that puts more cops in the right places at the right times to do what they do better than anyone else in the world. We will not let up."
