NYPD Stats For First Six Months of 2019 Show Overall Crime Down 5.4 %

  The NYPD announced that year-to-date index crime is down by almost 2,500 complaints, or -5.4%, a new record-breaking low for any first half of any year in the CompStat Era. Murders in the city also fell to a new first half record-low of 135, a 15.5% reduction over 2018 that broke the previous first half record-low of 136, which was set in 2017.

Index crime for June 2019 (8,032) is down by 321 complaints, or -3.8%, compared to June 2018 (8,353). Murder for the month of June 2019 (26) was also down -25.7%, or 9 fewer lives lost, compared to June 2018 (35). Shooting incidents for June 2019 are up +27.1% and year-to-date shootings are up +7.1%. The department is addressing this violence in a number of different ways, including precision policing, Summer All-Out targeted deployments and working with the District Attorneys on gun prosecutions.

"New York City is the safest big city in America, and it's as safe as it's ever been in modern times," said Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill. "But the hardworking members of the NYPD know that to make our achievements meaningful for everyone we have to make this record-breaking safety a reality in every community we serve. We’re going to do that by continuing to build strong relationships, by relentlessly pursuing those who commit violent crime, by deploying our resources effectively and by constantly evaluating our performance in an effort to do even better."

"It's been another record-breaking month for the NYPD and the people of New York City," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "With the close of the first half of the year, we've again set a new record-low for crime - but we didn't get this far to rest on our laurels. Until every person on every street corner feels the effects of being the safest big city in America, there’s more work to do and our officers will continue to rise to the challenge."

Key highlights from this month's crime statistics include:

• Record-breaking first-half-of-the-year lows in robbery, burglary and grand larceny auto.
• Reductions in every Major Crime category, year-to-date.
• Double-digit reductions in burglary for the month of June and year-to-date, -17.5% and -13.5% respectively.
• A -2.0% reduction in rape, year-to-date. Rape continues to be underreported. If you have been a victim of sexual assault, please come forward. The NYPD's Special Victims Division 24-hour hotline is 212-267-RAPE (7273)

Statistics on Index Crimes 2018-2019

	June 2019	June 2018	Change	+/-%	Year-to-Date 2019	Year-to-Date 2018	Change	+/-%
Murder	26	35	-9	-25.70%	135	156	-21	-13.50%
Rape	138	150	-12	-8.00%	880	898	-18	-2.00%
Robbery	1125	1102	23	2.10%	5814	6237	-423	-6.80%
Felony Assault	1844	1873	-29	-1.50%	9747	9936	-189	-1.90%
Burglary	771	935	-164	-17.50%	4801	5544	-743	-13.40%
Grand Larceny	3662	3822	-160	-4.20%	19752	20602	-849	-4.10%
G.L.A.	466	436	-30	6.90%	2165	2392	-227	-9.50%
TOTAL	8032	8353	-321	-3.80%	43294	45746	-2470	-5.40%

Additional Statistics on Transit/Housing Crime and Shootings, 2018-2019

June 2019	June 2018	Change	+/-%	Year-to-Date 2019	Year-to-Date 2018	Change	+/-%
Transit	213	194	-19	9.80%	1162	1156	6	0.50%
Housing	422	422	N/A	N/A	2405	2336	69	3.00%
Shooting Incidents	89	70	19	27.10%	361	337	24	7.10%

June Rape Breakdowns

CompStat Year	Count	Occurred Same Year	Occurred Previous Year	Occurred 2 Years Prior	Occurred 3 Years Prior	Occurred 4 Years Prior	Occurred 5+ Years Prior
2019	880	638	123	26	17	10	66
2018	898	650	114	33	16	10	75
2017	679	528	87	16	9	5	34
2016	710	565	76	17	10	7	35
2015	647	508	79	15	12	7	26
2014	633	498	72	17	9	3	34

Note: All crime statistics are preliminary and subject to further analysis, revisions, or change.