NYPD ANNOUNCES FEWEST SHOOOTING INCIDENTS, SHOOTING VICTIMS, AND MURDERS FOR JANUARY

 

Fewest Murders Ever Recorded for Any Month in City History, Down 60% from Last January

Data-Driven Strategy Drove Retail Theft Down by 16%, Over 50% Decline in Crime in School Safety Zones

Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced that the NYPD delivered the safest January ever for gun violence, with the fewest shooting incidents and shooting victims in recorded history. The city saw 40 shooting incidents and 47 shooting victims, compared to the previous all-time lows of 50 and 56, set in 2025 and 2019, respectively. Murders declined to their lowest level for January, shattering the previous record of 22 set in 2018 and 2022. Manhattan and Staten Island went the entire month without a single murder.

Retail theft fell 16% in January as a result of the department’s data-driven strategy, while School Safety Zones reduced overall crime by more than 50%.

These results drove an overall decline in major crime and continued the historic reductions achieved in 2025.

“For the first month of the year, the women and men of the NYPD delivered the fewest shooting incidents, victims, and murders in recorded history,” said NYPD Commissioner Tisch. “These results show that this department remains focused on building on the historic public safety gains made last year. Our strategy is simple: don’t just get tough on crime, get smart. And deploy the best police officers in the nation to get it done and make New York safer.”

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 36.3%.

Citywide, overall major crime was down 6.7% (8,338 vs. 8,940) and across several categories.

Shooting incidents declined in January by 20% (40 vs. 50) and shooting victims declined by 30.9% (47 vs. 68).

Murders plummeted by a staggering 60% (12 vs. 30), marking the fewest for January in recorded city history. Murder declined in every single borough. 

Burglary fell 27.8% (854 vs. 1,183), marking the fewest burglaries ever for any January in recorded history.

Robbery declined 9.9% (993 vs. 1,102).

Auto theft fell 4% (867 vs. 903).

Grand larceny declined 2.3% (3,376 vs. 3,454).

Felony assault decreased 2% (2,069 vs. 2,111).

In addition to declines in major crime, retail theft fell 16% (3,844 vs. 4,596), despite typically rising during the winter months. The decline reflects the department’s focused approach: identifying the patterns driving these crimes, concentrating resources at high-propensity locations during peak hours, and shifting from pass-through enforcement to sustained investigation.

To protect and keep young people safe, the NYPD implemented School Safety Zones at the start of the school year, modeled after its Violence Reduction Zones. These zones concentrate on the areas where young people are most at risk – commuter corridors, bus stops, and the routes to and from school. Since their inception in September 2025, overall crime is down 56.1% (90 vs. 205), shooting incidents are down 76.9% (3 vs. 13), and shooting victims are down 80% (3 vs. 15).

Crime in New York City’s public housing decreased 12.9% (398 vs. 457). Since January 15, there has not been a single recorded shooting incident in housing developments across all five boroughs.

Below ground, transit crime increased slightly for the month of January by only 10 crimes, or 6.1% (174 vs. 164). These numbers followed a historic year of record lows in transit crime set in 2025. Outside of the COVID years, only three past Januarys were safer than January 2026.

Rape incidents increased by 6.4% in January compared to last year (167 vs. 157). The rise in reported incidents since September 2024 is partly attributed to legislative changes which rightfully broadened the legal definition of rape in New York State to now include additional forms of sexual assault. Domestic-violence-related rapes continue to contribute the rise in rape incidents, accounting for roughly half of all reported cases in January. To address this rising issue, the NYPD launched the Domestic Violence Unit, the largest of its kind in the nation, with 450 fully dedicated investigators focused on these cases, strengthening relationships with survivors, and receiving enhanced training. The NYPD continues to encourage survivors of sexual assault to come forward and report these incidents.

The number of bias incidents investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force increased by 152% (58 vs. 23). Specifically, anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by 182% (31 vs. 11), which accounted for more than half of all the hate crime incidents in January.

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

Index Crime Statistics: January 2026

	January  2026	January  2025	+/-	% Change
Murder	12	30	-18	-60.0%
Rape	167	157	10	6.5%
Robbery	993	1,102	-109	-9.9%
Felony Assault	2,069	2,111	-42	-2.0%
Burglary	854	1,183	-329	-27.8%
Grand Larceny	3,376	3,454	-78	-2.3%
Grand Larceny Auto	867	903	-36	-4.0%
TOTAL	8,338	8,940	-602	-6.7%

Additional Statistics: January 2026

	January  2026	January  2025	+/-	% Change
Transit	174	164	10	6.1%
Housing	398	457	-59	-12.9%
Shooting Incidents	40	50	-10	-20%

Hate Crime Statistics: January 2026

(Representing January 1 – January 31 for calendar years 2025 and 2024)

Motivation	2026	2025	+/-	% Change
Age	1	0	-1	*****
Asian	5	1	4	400%
Black	2	1	1	100%
Gender	2	0	2	*****
Hispanic	1	1	0	0%
Jewish	31	11	20	182%
Muslim	7	0	7	*****
Religion	3	2	1	50%
Sexual Orientation	5	5	0	0%
White	1	1	0	0%
Grand Total	58	23	35	152%

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

Justice Department Seeks to Denaturalize Convicted Rapist

 

Today, the United States filed a denaturalization action in the Eastern District of New York against Gurmeet Singh, a native of India, who, according to the Department of Justice’s complaint, concealed and misrepresented in his naturalization application that he had previously kidnapped and sexual assaulted a female passenger of his taxicab. After his passenger fell asleep in the backseat, he drove her to a side street and the passenger awoke to find Singh on top of her with a knife to her throat, telling her to stop resisting if she wanted to live. Singh then bound and gagged her, blindfolded her, removed her clothes, and raped her.

Singh concealed these acts throughout his naturalization proceedings and naturalized as a U.S. citizen on Oct. 19, 2011. After naturalizing, Singh was convicted in New York of Rape in the First Degree and Kidnapping in the Second Degree as a Sexually Motivated Felony and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

“This Department of Justice will continue to strip citizenship from those who commit heinous crimes and conceal them during the naturalization process,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “American citizenship is a great and sacred privilege that must be earned honestly.”

“This individual’s vile acts prove that he should not have been granted U.S. citizenship,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “Singh entered our country through family-based immigration laws, then committed horrible crimes before lying about them to become a U.S. citizen. We will now correct this injustice.”

“The defendant in this case secured U.S. citizenship through deceit, and on the heels of committing the heinous crimes of rape and kidnapping,” said U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr for the Eastern District of New York. “This case, brought to strip the defendant of citizenship that he did not earn and to which he was not entitled, demonstrates our Office’s commitment to protecting the American people and defending the sanctity of U.S. citizenship.”

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, a naturalized U.S. citizen’s citizenship may be revoked, and his certificate of naturalization canceled, if the naturalization was illegally procured or procured by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation.

This case was investigated by the Civil Division’s Office of Immigration Litigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The litigation is being handled by Trial Attorney Christopher Lyerla and Assistant U.S. Attorney Layaliza Soloveichik for the Eastern District of New York and reviewed by John Inkeles, Chief, Office of Immigration Litigation, Affirmative Litigation Unit.

The claims made in the complaint are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability.

Attorney General James Secures More Than $17 Million from Drug Manufacturers Bausch and Lannett for Conspiracy to Inflate Prices

 

Latest Settlement from Ongoing Investigation into Years-Long Conspiracy to Raise Prices and Limit Competition for Numerous Generic Drugs

AG James Urges New Yorkers to Register Online to Claim Compensation

New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 other attorneys general in securing $17.85 million from drug companies Bausch and Lannett for their role in a massive, long-running scheme to inflate prices of generic drugs and reduce competition. The new settlements are part of an ongoing multistate litigation against dozens of companies for illegal agreements to fix prices for generic drugs. The companies in the scheme, some of which increased prices by 1,000 percent, manufactured essential medications to treat diseases ranging from diabetes to cancer to ADHD. Attorney General James is encouraging all New Yorkers who may have faced higher prices to register on the settlement website, check their eligibility, and submit a claim to seek compensation when the claims process begins.

“Access to affordable prescription drugs is a necessity for millions of New Yorkers,” said Attorney General James. “After dozens of drug companies colluded behind the scenes to raise costs for consumers, my office is taking action to hold them accountable and get consumers their money back. I urge any New Yorker who may have been cheated by this scheme to submit their information to claim the restitution they are owed.”

New Yorkers who purchased a generic prescription drug listed here between May 2009 and December 2019 may be eligible for compensation. Consumers can determine their eligibility by calling 1-866-290-0182, emailing info@AGGenericDrugs.com, or visiting www.AGGenericDrugs.com. 

The settlements are the result of three lawsuits filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and a coalition of attorneys general against some of the nation’s largest generic pharmaceutical companies. The first complaint included 18 corporate defendants, two individual defendants, and 15 generic drugs. Two former executives from Heritage Pharmaceuticals, Jeffery Glazer and Jason Malek, have since entered into settlement agreements and are cooperating. The second complaint was filed in 2019 against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers. The complaint names 16 individual senior executive defendants. The third complaint, to be tried first, focuses on 80 topical generic drugs that account for billions of dollars of sales in the United States and names 26 corporate defendants and 10 individual defendants. Six additional pharmaceutical executives have entered into settlement agreements with the coalition of attorneys general and have been cooperating to support the states’ claims in all three cases.  

The lawsuits allege these companies engaged in a broad, coordinated, and systematic conspiracy to fix prices, avoid competition, and rig bids for more than 100 different generic drugs. The companies maintained an interconnected web of industry executives where these competitors met with each other during industry dinners, "girls’ nights out," lunches, cocktail parties, and golf outings, and communicated via frequent telephone calls, emails, and text messages that formed the basis for their illegal agreements. Defendants used terms like "fair share," "playing nice in the sandbox," and "responsible competitor" to describe how they unlawfully discouraged competition, raised prices, and enforced an ingrained culture of collusion. 

The drugs included in the scheme span all types – including tablets, capsules, creams, and ointments – and classes – including antibiotics, anti-depressants, contraceptives, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They treat a range of diseases and conditions from basic infections to diabetes, cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, HIV, ADHD, and more. In some instances, the coordinated price increases were over 1,000 percent. For example, Digoxin, an essential heart medication manufactured by Heritage, tripled in price, causing patients to pay hundreds of dollars more for the drug. 

Lannett will pay $13,770,000 and Bausch will pay $4,080,000 under the two settlements, which will be distributed to impacted consumers across the coalition states. The companies will also implement internal reforms to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust laws, including implementing an Antitrust Compliance Program with annual training of sales and management staff.

This is the latest settlement secured by Attorney General James and the coalition. In November 2024, Attorney General James and the coalition secured $49.1 million from Apotex and Heritage. As part of the settlement, both Apotex and Heritage will cooperate in the ongoing multistate lawsuits against 30 corporate defendants and 25 individual executives. Both companies will also make internal reforms to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust laws.

Joining Attorney General James in securing the settlements are the attorneys general of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,  Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, the District of Columbia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Governor Hochul Announces $121 Million Available to Support Modernization of Public Transportation Services Statewide

Funding Through Transit Ready NY Program is Available to Transit Providers for Capital Projects that Enhance Public Transportation Across New York State

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that $121 million in state funding is available to help counties, local municipalities, and regional authorities upgrade, enhance, and modernize their public transportation services through the Transit Ready NY program. Non-MTA transit providers are encouraged to apply for funding to support transformative capital projects that modernize transit facilities and infrastructure, enhance regional service coordination, improve access to services, and deploy new technology. Applications will be accepted through May 21, 2026.

“An investment in public transit is an investment in better quality of life for the New Yorkers who rely on it every single day,” Governor Hochul said. “Helping public transit providers modernize their services means faster, more efficient, and less stressful commutes, and that means better access to jobs, services, and key destinations for New Yorkers across the state.”

Award selection will prioritize projects that meet statewide strategic objectives of increasing operational efficiency, supporting the regionalization of rural transit, and expanding transit service levels. In line with the Governor’s nation-leading agenda to combat climate change by lowering emissions from the transportation sector, projects that reduce fleet emissions will also be prioritized. All projects must have a useful service life of 10 years or more.

Eligible project activities under the Transit Ready NY program include, but are not limited to:

• Construction of public transit facilities like intercity bus stations, transit centers, and mobility hubs.
• Implementation of transit priority infrastructure on roadways.
• Deployment of new technology for enhanced passenger experience and/or improved transit operations.
• Improvement of pedestrian roadways for access to transit.
• Implementation of stops, shelters, and street amenities.
• Improvement, rehabilitation, and expansion of bus garages and facilities.

Administered by the State Department of Transportation, Transit Ready NY funding is open to counties and local municipalities designated as Pro-Housing Communities, as per New York State requirements. Completed applications are due no later than May 21, 2026. Additional information can be found on the Department of Transportation’s website. 

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