The New York City Police Department (NYPD) released the latest crime data on August 3rd, showing that the number of shootings, shooting victims, and murders this summer all hit record lows for the same period on record. In August, the city’s seven major crime categories also decreased by 6.6% compared to last year. However, hate crimes confirmed by police in the first eight months increased by 15.8%, with 13 anti-Asian incidents, the same as the same period last year.
According to police data, from June 1st to August 31st, there were 195 shootings citywide, 32 fewer than the previous low of 227 set in 2025; during the same period, there were 66 murders, 12 fewer than the previous low of 78 in 2017.