Making New York City a safer and more affordable city has always been the mission of our administration. I am proud to say that New York remains the safest big city in America, and we are continuing to get safer each day. As a result of our administration's successful public safety strategy, our streets and our subways are safer.
New York City has seen eight straight months of overall crime reduction across the five boroughs, realizing a significant 6.4 percent decrease in crime citywide for the month of August compared to the same time last year. Overall crime continues to trend downward and is down year to date as well.
Additionally, last month, we had the fewest shootings of any August since the NYPD started tracking crime through CompStat in 1994. Homicides are down double digits for the year and for last month. Car theft is also down double digits. And burglaries are down, too.
We know that community input is critical to improving public safety and that every community has its own unique needs. That is why we are bringing partners from across the city together to find innovative approaches to reducing crime and improving quality of life.
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