NYPD Announces Citywide Crime Statistics for January 2023

 

Arrests for Overall Index Crimes at a 24-Year High

For the month of January 2023, the number of overall shooting incidents and murders in New York City have both declined when compared to January 2022, a result of the NYPD’s enhanced public safety investment across each borough, in every neighborhood. Reflecting crime-prevention traction taking hold citywide, major crimes in the subway system have dropped precipitously, and arrests for overall index crimes stand at a 24-year high for any January in the modern CompStat era. Overall index crime for January 2023 compared to January 2022 was up 4.1% (10,067 v. 9,672), led by a 14.9% increase in felony assault (2,056 v. 1,790).

Citywide shooting incidents decreased in January by 26.3% (73 v. 99) – further extending the double-digit declines of 2022 – driven by steep reductions in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. Similarly, the number of gun violence victims across the city decreased by 21.8% (86 v. 110) compared to the same period last year, while murders decreased by 3.2% (30 v. 31). Notably, the number of arrests for index crimes in New York City in January is up 29.6% (4,420 v. 3,410) when compared to the January prior, a month-to-month benchmark unsurpassed since 1999 – nearly a quarter-century.

In Transit, the NYPD’s subway safety strategy has augmented police coverage on trains and platforms while adding visible uniformed resources at or near the system’s many points of entry across the five boroughs. This plan has resulted in a 29.3% decrease in major crimes (145 v. 205) in Transit for January 2023, compared to January 2022, led by a 44.3% reduction in grand larceny (54 v. 97) and a 20.7% reduction in robbery (46 v. 58). The subway system’s downward crime trend has been steady since additional deployment began last fall.

“As we step forward through 2023 and beyond, the women and men of the New York City Police Department are continuing to effectively and efficiently suppress violence, address the drivers of crime, and safeguard our streets and our subways,” said Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. “More work, however, is required when it comes to certain categories of crime, and we are determined in our efforts to reverse these trends. Everyone who lives, works, and visits our great city deserves to be safe, and the members of the NYPD will tolerate nothing less. Our Strategic Plan, announced last month, is focused on innovation, flexibility, and exceeding expectations – and our mission remains concentrated on the safety and security of all the people we serve.”

*All crime statistics are preliminary and subject to further analysis, revision, or change.**

Index Crime Statistics: January 2023 NYC

	January 2023	January 2022	+/-	%
Murder	30	31	-1	-3.2%
Rape	130	132	-2	-1.5%
Robbery	1332	1265	67	5.3%
Fel. Assault	2056	1790	266	14.9%
Burglary	1298	1211	87	7.2%
Grand Larceny	3998	4079	-81	-2.0%
Grand Larceny Auto	1223	1164	59	5.1%
TOTAL	10067	9672	395	4.1%

Bronx County 

Through 1/29/2023 

Year to Date* 

2023 2022 % Chg 

Murder 6 7 -14.3 

Rape 30 38 -21.1 

Robbery 371 341 8.8 

Fel. Assault 519 466 11.4 

Burglary 226 215 5.1 

Gr. Larceny 540 588 -8.2 

G.L.A. 425 376 13.0 

TOTAL  2,117 2,031 4.23

Additional Statistics For January 2023

	January 2023	January 2022	+/-	%%
Transit	145	205	-60	-29.3%
Housing	484	435	49	11.3%
Citywide Shooting  Incidents	73	99	-26	-26.3%

Bronx County 

Through 1/29/2023 

 Year to Date* 

2023 2022 % Chg 

Transit 13 29 -55.2 

Housing 127 105 21.0 

Shooting Inc. 18 35 -48.6 

Shooting Vic. 23 36 -36.1   

Hate Crimes Statistics Summary for January 2023 Citywide only.

(Representing January 1st – January 31st years indicated)

Motivation	2023	2022	Diff	% Change
Asian	2	1	1	100%
Black	5	5	0	0%
Disability	0	0	0	0%
Ethnic	3	3	0	0%
Gender	0	1	-1	-100%
Hispanic	0	2	-2	-100%
Jewish	18	17	1	6%
Muslim	0	0	0	0%
Religion	2	1	1	100%
Sexual Orientation	2	5	-3	-60%
White	3	0	3	***
TOTAL	35	35	0	0%

Note: Statistics above are subject to change upon investigation, as active possible bias cases may be reclassified to non-bias cases and removed from counted data.`