REMOVAL OF OVER 2,200 ILLEGAL FIREARMS FROM NEW YORK CITY STREETS, SHOOTINGS AND HOMICIDES HIT NEW RECORD LOWS

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced that the NYPD has already removed more than 2,200 illegal firearms from New York City streets since the beginning of 2025 — bringing the total number of firearms seized since the start of Adams administration to 22,016.  

From January through May 2025, shootings and homicides declined to historic lows, with homicides falling 27.3 percent to 112 homicides, and shooting incidents plummeting to 264, or declining 20 percent. In May 2025, shooting incidents decreased by 38.6 percent compared to the previous year, representing 41 fewer shooting victims, following a decrease of 23.1 percent in shootings in the first quarter of 2025 (January to March) — the lowest number of shooting incidents in New York City’s recorded history for any quarter said Mayor Adams. He added in May 2025, there was a 4.9 percent decrease in major crime citywide, led by double digit declines in murder, which plummeted 45.5 percent, and burglary, which was down 12.5 percent. Significant declines continued in robbery, felony assault, and grand larceny, resulting in 3,128 fewer victims of major crime in New York City so far this year, when compared to the same period last year. 

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said for the first five months of this year, there were 264 shootings and 112 homicides. Not only are those figures back to the pre-COVID range, but both are below any previous year as far back as crime stats have been kept. Before now, the record low for shootings was in 2018 with 267 and homicides were in 2017 and 2014 with 113. She added that is not luck and it is not a coincidence. It's the result of our bold, aggressive, and data-driven summer violence reduction plan and the extraordinary work of 49,000 members of the NYPD who are focused every single day on one thing, public safety. 

Chief Lipetri when asked where the highest concentrations of guns were, answered as far as the largest concentrations of guns, it's the Bronx with no surprise because it's 37 percent of the shootings in New York City. And that's why we put 42 percent of the graduating class into the Bronx. And that's why the 4-4 Precinct had no shootings for the month of May. That's incredible, he said. 

Mayor Adams at the podium with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on his right, and Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry and Chief Lipetri on his left.

Mayor Adams points to one of the guns that were confiscated.

Mayor Adams holds one of the new smaller guns being made that  are harder to see and find.

NYPD Commissioner Tisch applauded the fine work of the officers of the NYPD in bringing down crime figures, and getting the record number of guns off the streets.

Chief of Strategic Policing LiPetri answered a question of where the highest concentration of guns are. His answer was the Bronx of course, and that forty-two percent of the graduating class were placed in Bronx precincts.