NYPD Announces April 2024 Citywide Crime Statistics

May 7, 2024

Significant reductions achieved in most major crime categories citywide,
continued double-digit decreases seen in vast subway system

Overall index crime across New York City dropped another 4.9 percent in the month of April compared to the same month last year, as major crimes in the nation’s largest subway system plummeted another 23 percent, continuing a downward trend that saw previous transit system decreases of 15.4 percent in February and 23.5 percent in March. Public housing developments citywide also experienced another reduction in major incidents, with continued decreases of 4.1 percent in February, 6.2 percent in March, and 8.7 percent in April, compared to their respective months last year.

Bellwether crimes saw precipitous reductions in April: murder down 30.3 percent (23 vs. 33), grand larceny–auto down 10.9 percent (1,134 vs. 1,273), burglary down 10.6 percent (1,003 vs. 1,122), grand larceny down 6.9 percent (3,772 vs. 4,051), and felony assault down 1.9 percent (2,270 vs. 2,314). All told, nearly 500 fewer major crimes occurred in New York City in April 2024 compared to April 2023. Robbery, which was flat in March, increased 7.2 percent (1,326 vs. 1,237) in April; rapes reported during the month increased by six incidents (124 vs. 118), or 5.1 percent, but remain down 1.4 percent (491 vs. 498) year to date, a reduction of seven incidents.

Importantly, April saw another 15.5 percent decrease in shooting incidents (60 vs. 71), equating to a 13.8 percent decline in shooting victims (69 vs. 80). Year to date through the end of April, 65 fewer people were shot in New York City, an 18.7 percent decline over the same period last year, and 21 fewer people were murdered, a 15.9 percent reduction. Five-hundred eighty-one firearms were taken off the streets by NYPD officers in April, adding to the nearly 2,189 guns seized so far this year. In total, more than 15,800 guns have been removed since the start of the administration in 2022.

Downward trends this year, and especially in April, are attributable to the thousands of additional uniformed police officers flooded into the subway system and onto street corners in shooting-prone locations every day around the city. These assignments are in addition to officers’ regular duties performing administrative tasks, responding to requests for service on patrol, and safeguarding large-scale demonstrations in various locales. Roving and stationary protests are not new to the five boroughs and its police, occurring regularly on any day over the course of any given year, and the NYPD is better trained and equipped than any other municipal police department in the nation to safeguard them. Since Oct. 7, New York City has seen a proliferation of demonstrations of various sizes and scopes: more than 2,300 such rallies and marches in seven months – nearly 12 per day.

“Managing crowds and ensuring protesters’ First Amendment rights is just one aspect of professional policing,” said Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban. “Whether it is a large-scale, pre-planned event or an impromptu demonstration centered at a New York City institution of higher learning, the men and women of the NYPD efficiently handle everything they face with dignity and dedication. And New Yorkers should also be proud that, in every neighborhood, their police officers continue to achieve extraordinary results in the areas of crime prevention and mitigation. They truly are the best at what they do, and they will never be deterred from their primary mission of public-safety.”

Not unrelated to current geopolitics, the total number of bias incidents investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force in April increased by 18 incidents (64 vs. 46), a 39 percent jump over the same month last year, and was fueled by anti-Jewish acts (32 vs. 16). Anti-Muslim incidents also doubled in April (6 vs. 3). Year to date though the end of April, anti-Jewish incidents rose 48 percent (111 vs. 75) while anti-Muslim incidents increased 175 percent (11 vs. 4).

Outside of protests, the NYPD’s enforcement efforts saw another sharp uptick in April, with 227 more arrests effected for major crimes (4,460 vs. 4,233), a 5.4 percent jump, compared to the same month a year ago. Year to date, NYPD officers have arrested 1,624 more people than last year (18,439 vs. 16,815), a 9.7 percent increase.

Other successes in reducing crime and violence are attributable to a series of precision-policing based initiatives citywide, including operations focused on illegal vending, prostitution, and unlawfully ridden motorized scooters and bikes. Ongoing initiatives at the city’s river-crossings have also targeted “ghost vehicles” – unregistered, uninsured cars, trucks, and motorcycles – yielding scores of arrests, summonses, and vehicle seizures. Since its inception in mid-March, the NYPD-led multiagency task force – comprised of a handful of city and state law enforcement agencies – has seized 618 vehicles being illegally driven on New York City roadways, issued drivers 4,247 summonses for assorted violations, and effected 142 arrests. More than $5.2 million in unpaid tolls and other outstanding judgments also now stand to be collected.

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

Index Crime Statistics: April 2024

Additional Statistics: April 2024

Rape Incident Reporting Statistics: April 2024

(Reports filed from April 1 – April 30 in years indicated)

Rape continues to be underreported. If you are a victim of sexual assault, please come forward. The 24-hour NYPD Special Victims Division hotline is: 212-267-RAPE (7273).

Hate Crimes Statistics: April 2024

(Representing April 1 – April 30 for calendar years 2024 and 2023)

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

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