Found here. From https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/PR017/nypd-fewest-shooting-incidents-shooting-victims-murders-recorded-history-the :
The NYPD delivered the fewest shooting incidents, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history[early 90s] for the first ten months of the year
NYPD official figures | January–October 2026 vs. 2025
| Crime category | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major crime (total) | 102,726 | 96,059 | −6.5% |
| Murder | 273 | 230 | −15.7% |
| Shooting incidents | 598 | 536 | −10.4% |
| Shooting victims | 746 | 649 | −13.0% |
| Burglary | 10,798 | 9,262 | −14.2% |
| Robbery | 12,834 | 11,252 | −12.3% |
| Auto theft | 11,511 | 10,217 | −11.2% |
| Grand larceny | 40,391 | 37,911 | −6.1% |
| Retail theft | 44,447 | 39,008 | −12.2% |
| Rape (reported) | 1,734 | 1,765 | +1.8% |
| Felony assault | 25,185 | 25,422 | +0.9% |
| Public housing | |||
| Major crime | 4,946 | 4,582 | −7.4% |
| Murder | 25 | 18 | −28.0% |
| Shooting incidents | 119 | 78 | −34.5% |
| Shooting victims | 136 | 87 | −36.0% |
| Robbery | 712 | 584 | −18.0% |
| Transit system | |||
| Major crime | 1,786 | 1,825 | +2.2% |
| Hate crimes | |||
| Confirmed hate crimes | 460 | 530 | +15.2% |
Republicans may say that these numbers are fake, i just wanted to add somewhere this graph, proving(, to me,) that poverty/environment causes violence, not genes/nature(, you’d be surprised how often i encountered this kind of argument, backed-up by stats, made by people who wouldn’t be convinced by this sentence) :

Quite sure that the nobles of the Middle Ages were mocking the peasants instead of feeling responsible.
S’ppose it’s a bit pointless to post on Lemmy though, where everyone will just agree 🤷


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