"Homicides and shooting homicides dropped by about 25%, while shooting incidents and the number of shooting victims fell to new lows, declining by 15% and 11%, respectively. The reductions marked a five-year trend of declines across all gun-violence categories. According to the latest NYPD CompStat report, Brooklyn's murder rate fell 24%, from 120 homicides in 2024 to 91 in 2025, surpassing the previous low of 98 homicides recorded in 2018."
"Overall, Brooklyn has seen a steady decline in violent crime since 2020, when the city experienced a sharp surge amid the global pandemic and widespread social unrest. Since then, the borough's homicide rate has dropped 48%, shootings have declined 63%, and shooting victims have fallen 62%, making Brooklyn the only borough where all three categories continued to decrease over a five-year span."
Brooklyn recorded its safest year in 2025 with a 24% drop in homicides to 91, 15% fewer shooting incidents (244), and 11% fewer shooting victims (307). The borough has experienced consistent declines since 2020, including a 48% reduction in homicides, 63% fewer shootings, and 62% fewer shooting victims. Public housing areas saw homicides fall 41%, shootings decline 31%, and shooting incidents drop 32%. Neighborhoods with the largest homicide decreases included Brownsville (21 to 7), Crown Heights (12 to 5), and Bensonhurst (six to zero), while Bay Ridge, Borough Park and Greenpoint reported no homicides.
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