Since January 2026, NYPD has Recovered 1,054 Firearms
Builds on NYPD’s Work to Reduce Gun Violence and Deliver Record Low Shootings in January and February
Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced that the NYPD has removed more than 1,000 guns from New York City streets since January, bringing the total number of firearms seized under Commissioner Tisch’s leadership beginning in November 2024 to over 6,700. Since the start of this year, the NYPD has seized 1,054 total guns, with 305 guns seized in Brooklyn, 251 in the Bronx, 240 in Manhattan, 194 in Queens, and 64 on Staten Island. Of the 1,054 guns seized, 52 were ghost guns, which are unserialized and untraceable firearms that only exist to evade law enforcement and gun laws, often ending up in the hands of criminals.
The NYPD’s work to remove guns from the streets and take down the most dangerous gangs also contributed to historic lows in shootings. As a result of the NYPD’s crime fighting strategies, shooting incidents year-to-date are down 25% compared to 2024, and 40% compared to 2023. In the first two months of 2026, the NYPD delivered the lowest number of shooting incidents, shooting victims, and murders for that time period in recorded history. For January and February combined, the city had 81 shooting incidents and 95 shooting victims, surpassing the previous all-time lows of 92 and 105, set in 2025 and 2019, respectively. February alone also marked record lows in shooting incidents, victims, murders, and robberies in New York City’s public housing developments.
“Since the start of 2026, the NYPD has removed over 1,000 guns from city streets, and the results are already clear,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch. “So far this year, we are on pace with the historic record lows of 2025, when the NYPD delivered the safest year for gun violence ever. Because of the women and men of this department who are out on our streets focusing on the people carrying guns, building cases, and taking down violent gangs, we continue to seize these dangerous firearms and keep New Yorkers safe.”
In 2025, New York City had the fewest shooting incidents ever recorded, with 66 fewer shootings than the previous low set in 2018, making it the safest year ever for gun violence. In December 2025, the city set the single-month record for the fewest shootings with just 35 shootings. Shooting victims also fell to a historic low last year, beating the record set in 2018 by more than 40 victims, and every borough saw double-digit percent reductions in gun violence in 2025. The NYPD continues to combat violent crime and shootings through its Winter Violence Reduction Plan, which deploys up to 1,800 uniformed officers to nightly foot posts across 64 zones in 33 precincts, public housing, and the subway system. Since its inception in January, major crime is down 25.2% and shootings are down 62.5% in the zones during deployment hours.
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