New York City has recorded its safest first seven months since modern crime records began, according to the latest statistics released by the New York Police Department (NYPD).
The data show that overall major crime fell by nearly 13% in July compared with the same month last year, continuing the downward trend seen throughout 2026. According to official figures, major crime declined from 11,367 reported incidents to 9,919—a decrease of 12.7%—with crime falling across all seven major crime categories and in all five boroughs.
Record-Low Murders and Shootings
The city also recorded historic lows in murders, shooting incidents, and shooting victims during the first seven months of the year. Through the end of July, there were 381 shooting incidents, 462 shooting victims, and 149 murders—all record-low totals for this point in the year, surpassing the previous records of 412 shootings in 2025 and 174 murders in 2017.
July itself also set new records for the month, with 59 shooting incidents, 81 shooting victims, and 21 murders, breaking the previous July record of 24 murders set in 2013. NYPD officials said these are the lowest figures since modern crime records have been kept.
Other Crime Categories Continue to Decline
Among the most significant improvements:
- Major crime fell by nearly 13% in July.
- Murders remained at historic lows.
- Shootings and shooting victims reached record-low levels.
- Robberies dropped 14.9%, while burglaries fell 14.7%, reaching their lowest levels on record.
- Motor vehicle thefts declined 24.6%, grand larceny decreased 11.8%, and felony assaults fell 6.4%.
- The Bronx led the city with a 19% drop in crime during July and the largest year-to-date decline among the five boroughs at 12.5%.
The figures were released during the first year of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration.
Safety Despite Record Crowds
Police officials said New York achieved these results while successfully managing several major events that brought millions of visitors to the city, including the FIFA World Cup, NBA celebrations, Sail 250, and the nation’s largest Independence Day celebration.
“This summer, the NYPD was tasked with policing a series of major, overlapping events… Through it all, even as demands on this department reached historic levels, the men and women of the NYPD delivered a double-digit reduction in major crime and record-low levels of violent crime across the city,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “For the first seven months of this year and for the month of July, New York recorded the fewest murders, shooting incidents, and shooting victims in its recorded history.”
The latest figures continue a multi-year decline in crime and indicate that 2026 is on track to become one of the safest years in New York City’s modern history, if current trends continue.
Sources: NYPD Crime Statistics; Globe Eye News (@GlobeEyeNews) on X.