New York City reported a decrease in shootings and homicides, according to the latest NYPD statistics for November and the first 11 months of the year. From January through November, there were 652 shooting incidents and 812 shooting victims, compared with 696 incidents and 828 victims recorded in 2018, CBS News reports.
This November tied the record for the fewest murders in a single month in New York City, with 16 cases, matching the previous low set in 2018. Queens and Staten Island reported no homicides, contributing to the overall decline in violence, according to a written statement by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch obtained by AM New York. The NYPD’s precision policing initiative, targeting 54 zones across 38 communities, is credited with an 18% decrease in crime and a 40% reduction in shootings within those areas.
While gun violence and murder rates have declined, other crimes have experienced mixed changes. Shoplifting and retail theft fell by 20% in November compared with the previous year, and subway crimes decreased nearly 25%, making it the safest November on record aside from pandemic-affected years, according to the NYPD’s review. However, the report also showed a 1.5% increase in felony assaults (2,324 vs. 2,290) and a 50% rise in hate crime investigations (54 vs. 36), with the largest increases recorded in the Jewish community and in gender-based crimes, AM New York states.
Mayor Eric Adams credited the decrease in crime to the city’s precision policing strategy and the work of its officers, in a statement obtained by CBS News. His remarks were made as the city prepares for the transition to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Major crimes decreased by 5.6% in November.
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