"CITYWIDE - NYPD REPORTS RECORD-low gun violence in January 2026, logging only 40 shooting incidents, 47 shooting victims and just 12 murders across New York City, the fewest for any January in recorded city history, according to a New York Police Department release from Feb. 2."
"Commissioner Jessica Tisch attributed the drop to precision deployments, including a Winter Violence Reduction Plan that puts up to 1,800 officers on nightly foot posts across 64 zones in 33 precincts and in public housing and the subway."
"Major crime fell 6.7% citywide (8,338 vs. 8,940), with burglary down 27.8% and retail theft down 16%, the release said, while transit crime edged up 6.1% and reported rapes rose 6.4%, which the department tied partly to a broader state legal definition of the crime."
"The NYPD said hate crimes jumped to 58 from 23, including 31 anti-Jewish incidents, as the department continues its February crime-stat review and revisions."
NYPD recorded record-low gun violence in January 2026, with 40 shooting incidents, 47 shooting victims and 12 murders citywide — the fewest for any January on record. Commissioner Jessica Tisch credited precision deployments, including a Winter Violence Reduction Plan that places up to 1,800 officers on nightly foot posts across 64 zones in 33 precincts, and in public housing and the subway. Major crime fell 6.7% citywide (8,338 vs. 8,940), with burglary down 27.8% and retail theft down 16%. Transit crime rose 6.1% and reported rapes increased 6.4%, partly tied to a broader state legal definition. Hate crimes increased to 58 from 23, including 31 anti-Jewish incidents, while crime-stat reviews and revisions continue.
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