"The new year of 2026 saw the safest January ever for gun violence, with the fewest murders, shootings, and shooting victims in recorded NYC history, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Monday. Photo by Dean Moses The new year of 2026 saw the safest January ever for gun violence, with the fewest murders, shootings, and shooting victims in recorded NYC history, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Monday."
"Our strategy is simple: don't just get tough on crime, get smart. And deploy the best police officers in the nation to get it done and make New York safer. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.Photo by Dean Moses As part of the cold-weather anti-violence plan, the department deployed up to 1,800 uniformed officers to nightly foot posts across 64 zones in 33 precincts, public housing, and the subway system."
January 2026 recorded the lowest levels of gun violence in New York City history, including the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders. The city logged 40 shootings and 47 shooting victims, below prior lows of 50 shootings and 56 victims. Murders fell to the lowest January total on record, breaking the previous record of 22; Manhattan and Staten Island reported zero homicides. The NYPD credited the Winter Violence Reduction Plan, which deployed up to 1,800 officers on nightly foot posts across 64 zones in 33 precincts, public housing, and the subway. Major crime dropped nearly 7% year-over-year in January.
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