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Delivering on Safety:

Record Low Shootings and

Homicides in 2025

Since the beginning of this year alone, the NYPD has taken over 2,200 illegal firearms off the streets. That is 2,200
weapons that no longer threaten the safety of our neighborhoods, our families, or our children. And since we came
into office three years ago, we have now removed more than 22,000 illegal guns from our streets

ERIC ADAMS

his National Gun Violence
Awareness Month, where we
Thonor and remember victims
of gun crimes, our administration is
making good on our promise to erad-
icate gun violence. From day one, we
have worked to create safer streets,
safer subways, and a safer city for all Each illegal gun we take off our streets is saving lives and damming up one more river that leads to the sea of violence (Agency file photo)
New York families.
We have listened to our com- the beginning of this year alone, the consistently declined over the last housing crime, retail theft, and hate
munities and our neighbors and NYPD has taken over 2,200 illegal three years thanks to our efforts. crimes. Shooting incidents decreased
deployed resources where they are firearms off the streets. That is 2,200 Since coming into office, shootings by 38.6 percent compared to the
needed most. The numbers are in, weapons that no longer threaten the and homicides have declined 53.9 previous year, representing 41 fewer
and it is clear we are delivering a saf- safety of our neighborhoods, our percent and 41.4 percent, respective- shooting victims. And our subways
er city for residents of the five bor- families, or our children. And since ly. These numbers show our compre- are continuing to get safer, too. Tran-
oughs. Thanks to our upstream and we came into office three years ago, hensive approach to reducing gun sit crime was down by 5.6 percent last
downstream investments, New York we have now removed more than violence is making a difference, but month across all boroughs.
City has seen record low shootings 22,000 illegal guns from our streets. it is just a piece of the massive drops While these numbers show real
and homicides in 2025 already. Last Each illegal gun we take off our in crime we are helping to achieve progress, we will not rest until all
month, we set the record for the few- streets is saving lives and damming across our city. We are now in our New Yorkers are safe — at home, on
est number of shooting incidents and up one more river that leads to the sixth straight quarter of declining our subways, and on our streets. Be-
homicides for the month of May in sea of violence. I have said it before: crime in our city, and most major cause of our steadfast focus on public
recorded history. And those massive We must get criminals off our streets crime categories, including homi- safety, and the hard work of the brave
declines in May led to New York City and illegal guns out of their hands. cides, robberies, felony assaults, bur- men and women of the NYPD, New
seeing the lowest number of shoot- We must enforce our laws, prosecute glaries, grand larceny, and grand lar- York City remains the safest big city
ings and homicides in recorded histo- wrongdoers, and fight recidivism. Ev- ceny auto have declined year-to-date. in America. We will continue to work
ry for the first five months of the year. ery New Yorker must be safe and feel In fact, in May 2025, there was a 4.9 tirelessly every day and everywhere
But this is no accident, it is the safe, confident that their city is look- decrease in overall crime citywide. to build a safer, more affordable city
result of our administration’s clear ing out for them and their families, Additionally, we are seeing that is the best place to raise a family.
and continuing focus on eradicating no matter where they live. promising decreases in shooting in- Eric Adams is the Mayor of
gun violence in New York City. Since Shootings and homicides have cidents and victims, transit crime, New York City, NY

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