Overview
- The NYPD released its major crime report on Monday showing the fewest shooting incidents (381), shooting victims (462) and murders (149) recorded through the first seven months of 2026.
- Major crime fell 12.7% in July year over year with declines across all seven major categories and in every borough, and the Bronx posted the largest borough decline for the month.
- Confirmed hate crimes rose 9.4% year to date, with anti-Jewish incidents making up more than half of confirmed bias crimes so far in 2026 and drawing heightened attention from city leaders.
- Transit major crime increased about 1% year to date and 10.9% in July, driven largely by felony assaults and nonviolent grand larcenies on the subway system.
- The NYPD credited its 'data-driven precision policing' for the overall decline, while officials cautioned that legal and reporting changes, including New York State’s 'Rape is Rape' Act, have affected rape and certain bias statistics and complicate direct comparisons over time.