Posted on 08/12/2026 7:38:27 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
The Brief
New York City is on track for a record-low number of murders, shootings and robberies in 2026. NYPD data shows violent crime dropped nearly 13% across all five boroughs in July, closing out the city's safest first seven months on record. The Bronx continues to see the steepest overall drop in violent crime in 2026, according to the data.
New York - 2026 is on pace to be New York City's safest year on record, with the fewest murders, shooting incidents, shooting victims and robberies in recorded history, according to the NYPD. What we know:
New data released by the NYPD on Monday showed a nearly 13% decrease in violent crime in July for all five boroughs, wrapping up the city's safest first seven months of the year on record.
The Bronx continued to see the steepest overall drop in violent crime in 2026, the NYPD said. By the numbers:
Shooting incidents saw a 21% decrease across all five boroughs in July with a 7.5% drop year-to-date, the NYPD said.
For comparison, the department said there were 380 shooting incidents over the first seven months this year, down from 771 at the same time in 2020.
In other major crime categories for July, burglary declined 14.7% to the lowest in recorded history, the department said. Auto theft declined 24.6%, robbery declined 14.9%, grand larceny declined 11.8%, and felony assault declined 6.4%.
Retail theft also continued to see a steady drop for the year, falling 15.2% in July, according to the data. What they're saying:
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch attributed the drop in crime to the department's data-driven precision policing strategy and tireless work of its members.
"This summer, the NYPD was called upon to manage an unprecedented series of major and overlapping events, including the NBA Finals, the World Cup, Sail250, and the largest Fourth of July celebration in the country. Through is all, even as the demands on this department reached historic levels, the men and women of the NYPD delivered double-digit declines in major crime and record lows in violence crime across the city," Tisch said. Dig deeper:
Major crime in New York City's transit system rose by 10.9% in July, with 14 incidents recorded for the month, according to NYPD's data.
The rise in transit crime was "largely driven by felony assaults and nonviolent grand larcenies," the NYPD said.
Assaults on elderly transit riders accounted for nearly a fifth of the felony assaults, while most grand larcenies involved theft of unattended items, the department said.
Paraphrasing Uncle Joe Stalin:
It doesn’t matter how many crimes there are. What matters is who counts the crimes.
When you refuse to indict and prosecute crimes, its amazing how low the crime statistics will be...
A rise in violent crime in the transit system, but a sharp drop everywhere else in NYC?
Could it be that they have simply stopped reporting much of the violent crime?
Maybe everybody left...
Thanks to Pres. Trump’s illegal alien crackdown.
Just stop counting. It all goes away.
“A rise in violent crime in the transit system, but a sharp drop everywhere else in NYC?”
I am skeptical of the articles number for that, “Major crime in New York City’s transit system rose by 10.9% in July, with 14 incidents recorded for the month”. 13 to 14 is less than 10.9%, 12 to 14 is more
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Let’s see those stats after the government grocery stores open - and The People face empty shelves, long lines and rationing.
Any data on White people being attacked by blacks (especially White females) for no apparent reason other than they are White?
No? I didn’t think so.
Any data on White people being attacked by blacks (especially White females) for no apparent reason other than they are White?
No? I didn’t think so.
Sorry for the double post
Didn’t DC get caught skewing crime statistics? I wouldn’t be surprised if the Marxist Muslim is doing the same thing.
Looking forward to the CNN headlines crediting Trump for deporting criminal aliens...
Since March there has been a record number of suicides by people found zip-tied to chairs. /rimshot
Trump definitely contributed
I’ll bet they are not counting crimes as what they really are.
Riiiiigghhht........ just the numbers out of DC. Makes Mandami look good.
When you refuse to indict and prosecute crimes, its amazing how low the crime statistics will be...
This is a report of the actual crime, not what is being procescuted.
All of this information does need to audited to make sure everything is being reported.
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