This National Gun Violence Awareness Month, where we honor and remember victims of gun crimes, our administration is making good on our promise to eradicate gun violence. From day one, we have worked to create safer streets, safer subways, and a safer city for all New York families.
We have listened to our communities and our neighbors and deployed resources where they are needed most. The numbers are in, and it is clear we are delivering a safer city for residents of the five boroughs. Thanks to our upstream and downstream investments, New York City has seen record-low shootings and homicides in 2025 already. Last month, we set the record for the fewest number of shooting incidents and homicides for the month of May in recorded history. And those massive declines in May led to New York City seeing the lowest number of shootings and homicides in recorded history for the first five months of the year.
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Op-ed | Delivering on safety: Record-low shootings and homicides in 2025