NYPD announces fewest shooting and murders in first 10 months of 2026

Related takedowns and more than 4500 illegal guns being removed from the streets as some of the factors that have contributed to those reductions of acts of violence. Now take a look here. This is just some of the crimes by the NYPD that show a major decline to have shown major decline so far this year. Now reports of shooting victims were down to 649 from 746 in 2025, while 536 shooting incidents have been reported compared to 598 last year. And with 230 reported murders this year, NYPD says it beats the record low of 244 set in 2017. Now with the city seeing an overall crime reduction, NYPD says Brooklyn has seen fewer murders overall and the Bronx has led the change with major crimes being down more than 11 percent this year. Now the data does come as shootings have plagued communities in our region. including the murder of 15-year-old Javits Fringpong on October 29th. The teen was shot while on his way to school in the Bronx. Now, the report also highlights a spike in transit crime over the last year, showing more than 1,800 incidents reported. That's more than 39 crimes reported this year so far on a subway than last year. Now, of course, if you do want to read the full report by the NYPD, you can visit our website at news12.com. In Borough Park, Jonathan Calixto, News 12.