The city saw just 19 homicides last month, beating the record of 21 set in 2014 and 2017; year-to-date in 2026 it\u2019s just 76 murders, besting the prior low for the first four months of 86, set in 2018.<\/p>\n
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Every law-abiding New Yorker should applaud Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch for achieving new lows in major crime.\u00a0 Stefano Giovannini for NY Post<\/p>\n
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Shootings, robberies, grand larceny-auto, burglaries and felony assaults all dropped from April 2025, too, though much crime remains above the 2019 level, before the state\u2019s worst \u201ccriminal-justice reforms\u201d kicked in.<\/p>\n
The only credit Mayor Zohran Mamdani deserves is for leaving her in charge of the department, even as he keeps making her job tougher<\/a> \u2014 starting with his first act as mayor, halting the hiring of 5,000 more cops.<\/p>\n As it is, the added officers she managed to hire before he took over have been key to cutting major crime by 9.5% year-over-year.<\/p>\n Also crucial: Her focus on a deliberate, data-driven \u201czone policing\u201d strategy that targets public-safety resources where they\u2019re most needed.<\/p>\n And don\u2019t doubt that the city\u2019s most vulnerable benefit most: Crime in NYCHA projects is down 8.7%, while The Bronx is seeing record declines after lagging the citywide trend last year. <\/p>\n All while the NYPD must work against the tide from Albany, as the Legislature has handcuffed law enforcement with \u201creforms\u201d that often keep even repeat offenders out of jail.<\/p>\n