NYC Mayor Adams, NYPD commissioner tout 3% crime drop

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — At a news conference Monday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch and Mayor Eric Adams revealed notable decreases in shootings and overall crime in the city in 2024.

These numbers reflect patterns on Staten Island, where shootings hit a record low the previous year.

Tisch reported that five of the seven primary crime categories saw declines in the city, resulting in 3,662 fewer incidents in 2024 than the previous year. Compared with 2023, those numbers show a 3% decline. Murder, rape, burglary, robbery, vehicle theft, felony assault, and grand theft are the seven main types of crimes.

“We’re talking about more than just numbers,” the commissioner stated. Thousands of people… were not targeted by criminals, harmed, mistreated, or attacked.

For the third consecutive year, the commissioner emphasized the decline in shooting victims and gun violence across the entire city.

The NYPD took around 6,100 firearms off the streets in 2024. According to officials, the NYPD has seized over 20,000 illegal guns during Adams’ time as mayor.

According to Tisch, the outcome was the fourth-lowest year for shooting events in the entire city under the CompStat era. Undoubtedly, a portion of these improvements may be ascribed to the efforts of the personnel who, since Mayor Adams took office in January 2022, have removed an unparalleled quantity of firearms from our streets.

According to NYC Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, it was the fourth-lowest year for gunshot occurrences in the city overall during the CompStat era.DCPI

According to NYPD data, shootings on Staten Island fell to a record low in 2024.

Through December 29, the borough recorded 15 shooting events and 15 shooting victims.

That figure indicates a decrease in gun violence of over 40% over the previous year. More importantly, those numbers are the lowest Staten Island annual total ever documented throughout the NYPD CompStat era. The Police Department first implemented the crime tracking system in 1994.

These figures go all the way back to 1993, when the borough reported 101 shooting events, according to the online database.

Rape on rise

Rape incidents have increased not only in the borough but also throughout the entire metropolis.

One potential explanation for the increase in the number of cases, according to the commissioner, is the September 2024 expansion of the legislation defining what constitutes rape in New York to cover different types of nonconsensual sexual intercourse.

Domestic violence-based assaults accounted for half of all recorded rapes in the city, according to officials.

Compared to 2023, the number of recorded rapes on Staten Island increased by 19 cases, or 45%, through December 29. Compared to 43 in 2023, 62 rapes were reported till December 29. For Staten Island, the rape rate was at its highest level in six years.

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According to Tisch, there is a rise in the proportion of rapes in New York City that are connected to instances involving domestic violence. That indicates to me that, among other things, we need to examine our efforts to combat domestic violence closely for the first time in a long time, and I’m determined to do just that.

The commissioner promised to keep tackling the Special Victims Unit’s police personnel shortage.

“To ensure that we stay below the historically high numbers we’ve seen, I’ve just assigned 25 officers to the Special Victims Unit,” the commissioner stated. We will continue to ensure that our Special Victims Unit stays below the current case threshold of 60 cases.

The commissioner stated that going ahead, the agency intends to use data to identify problematic zones in an effort to significantly reduce crime.

The commissioner claimed that during concept testing, a greater police presence resulted in a drop in crime in troublesome areas.

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed the 2024 year-ending crime totals during a news conference on Monday. (DCPI)DCPI

“When you look at some of the specific incidents that the commissioner talked about these past few days, the average New Yorker would believe that they are living in a city that is out of control,” Adams said. “It is evident that perception overrides reality.” That is not the case, and we are certain that we are combating crime effectively based on the data, but we still need to address the perception that many New Yorkers hold.

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