Main crimes together with homicide, assaults and robberies plummeted city-wide through the first month of the yr, in response to the NYPD.
Total crime for the seven main classes dropped 16.8% final month in comparison with January 2024.
Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to ship the constructive information throughout his finances testimony earlier than the state Legislature in Albany on Tuesday.
The NYPD stats present that:
- Murders dropped 24% from 33 in January 2024 to 25 this January.
- Robberies sunk 26%, from 1,436 to 1,063
- Felony assaults decreased 6.9% from 2,130 to 1,983
- Housebreaking fell 3.7% from 1,100 to 1,059
- Grand Larceny fell 21.7% from 4,161 to three,256
- Grand Larceny – Auto declined 23.1% from 1,167 to 898
In the meantime, reported rapes bucked the pattern — leaping an alarming 40% from 106 in January 2024 to 149 previously month.
Metropolis officers claimed the rise is an anomaly, as a consequence of a brand new state legislation that went into impact final September.
The legislation broadens the classification of rape to incorporate pressured oral intercourse and anal intercourse in addition to vaginal penetration.
Transit crimes additionally plunged 36.4% from 231 in 2024 to 147 final month and main incidents in public housing developments fell 14.5% from 497 to 425, in response to the NYPD information.
A month earlier, a very heinous transit crime rattled the town when an unlawful immigrant allegedly torched a 57-year-old homeless lady, Debrina Kawam, on a Brooklyn subway practice — burning her alive.
Adams, who faces re-election this yr whereas preventing a felony corruption trial and sagging approval rankings, trumpeted the discount in crime.
“Public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity, and the latest crime statistics for January prove that our comprehensive approach to combating crime and improving quality of life is not only working — it’s driving real, measurable progress,” Adams advised The Publish.
“We’re seeing double-digit decreases in both overall crime above ground and transit crime below ground – with shooting incidents in January being the lowest number recorded for the month of January in over 30 years – and we remain committed to ensuring that New Yorkers aren’t just safe but feel safe, too.”
He famous that the NYPD has deployed 1,200 extra cops into the subway system, plus 300 further officers to particularly patrol subway trains in a single day in a joint program introduced by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“I want to thank Commissioner [Jessica] Tisch and the incredible men and women of the NYPD for making our streets safer every day. While others advocate for defunding the police, we’ve defended them, and this is just one of countless examples of why New Yorkers want more policing, not less,” Adams mentioned.
