NYC Crime Drops to Historic Lows in 2025 Under Tisch and Mamdani

Precision Policing Strategy

• 🎯 The significant reductions in crime are attributed to a precision policing strategy.
• 👮 This strategy involved deploying an unprecedented number of cops on the streets and in neighborhoods.
• 💥 Targeted takedowns of violent gangs were conducted, with the detective bureau carrying out 70 takedowns and arresting 390 gang members in the past year.

Impact in High-Crime Zones

• 📍 The effectiveness of the zone strategy is most evident in areas historically experiencing high violent crime.
• 📈 In the 25th precinct (including 125th Street), major crime dropped by 21%.
• 📉 On Roosevelt Avenue, covering the 110th and 115th precincts, major crime fell by 24%.

Declines Across Major Crime Categories

• 🔪 Citywide murders declined by 20% in 2025, with 77 fewer people murdered compared to 2024.
• 📉 Murders saw deeper declines at the end of the year, falling nearly 38% in December compared to the previous year.
• ⚖️ The detective bureau maintained a murder clearance rate of 69% in 2025.
• 📊 Significant reductions were seen across boroughs: Staten Island down over 60%, Manhattan down 33%, Brooklyn down 24%, and the Bronx down 18%.
• 🚶 Robbery declined by nearly 10% citywide, representing over 1,600 fewer incidents year-over-year.