NYPD ANNOUNCES CITYWIDE CRIME STATISTICS FOR MARCH, FIRST QUARTER 2024

April 3, 2024

Substantial reductions attained in subway system while shootings,
major crime categories continue downward trends

New York City saw continued reductions in overall crime through the first quarter of 2024, both above ground, on streets throughout the five boroughs, and below ground, within the nation’s largest subway system. The single month of March 2024, compared to the same month last year, experienced even more drastic crime declines.

Overall crime in the transit system plummeted 23.5 percent in March, an achievement directly attributable to the 1,000 additional uniformed NYPD officers surged into the network each day. Another 800 NYPD officers were also recently deployed as part of “Operation Fare Play,” an initiative focused on enforcing fare evasion. The year-over-year crime decrease was led by double-digit percentage drops in major categories: Robbery was reduced 51.9 percent (26 vs. 54), grand larceny decreased 15.2 percent (89 vs. 105), and felony assault dropped 10.9 percent (49 vs. 55). From January 1 through March 31, 2024, overall crime in the transit system was down 1.1 percent (538 vs. 544), compared to the first quarter of 2023.

Since the start of 2024, overall arrests in the subway system are up almost 53 percent compared to last year (4,813 vs. 3,147), including an 83.3 percent increase in gun arrests (22 vs. 12), a nearly 80 percent jump in fare-evasion arrests (1,864 vs. 1,038), and a 24.1 percent hike in grand larceny arrests (108 vs. 87). In that time frame, Criminal Court summonses issued by police jumped 65.3 percent (1,666 vs. 1,008), and included an increase of nearly 5.5% (370 vs. 351) in those written specifically for fare evasion. The total number of Transit Adjudication Bureau (TAB) summonses issued for various offenses also climbed 28.1% (48,771 vs. 38,082).

“There cannot be a sense of lawlessness in the subway system, and it begins at the turnstiles,” said Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban. “It is highly encouraging to see the tangible results of our hard work – the investment we are making is clearly paying dividends. We vow to maintain our tight focus on the drivers of crime in order to improve transportation safety – and perceptions of safety – at every station, on every train, at all hours of the day and night. That is what New Yorkers expect and deserve.”

Citywide in March 2024 compared to March 2023, overall crime dropped 5 percent, a reduction of 505 incidents. Continued declines were recorded across many bellwether crimes, including murder, down 19.4 percent (29 vs. 36); burglary, down 17.4 percent (1,005 vs. 1,217); and grand larceny, down 7 percent (3,883 vs. 4,176). Robbery was flat in March (1,264 vs. 1,264), while grand larceny auto – the theft of motor vehicles – declined for the fourth month in a row, down 10.9 percent (1,037 vs. 1,164). From January 1 through the end of the first quarter of 2024, major crime and violence throughout the five boroughs dropped 2.4 percent, a decrease of 711 incidents.

Shooting incidents in March 2024 were reduced 25.9 percent (63 vs. 85), equating to 29 fewer shooting victims compared to the same month last year (71 vs. 100), a 29 percent decrease. This correlates to 358 people arrested for possession of an illegal firearm, a 7.5 percent increase from the same period last year. Shooting incidents for the first quarter of 2024 compared to 2023 were down 18.5 percent (181 vs. 222), meaning that 56 fewer people (212 vs. 268) were shot in New York City since the start of the year, a 20.9 percent reduction. From January 1 through the end of March, the NYPD took nearly 1,600 illegal guns off New York City streets, adding to the 15,180 total guns seized since the start of 2022.

In March 2024, compared to the previous March, the total number of bias incidents investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force across the five boroughs increased by 27 incidents. Overall crime in New York City public housing developments dropped 6.2 percent.

For all major index crimes in March, 479 additional people were arrested compared to a year ago, an 11 percent increase (4,826 vs. 4,347). Since the start of the year, 1,398 more people were arrested for major crimes this year, marking an 11.1 percent jump (13,980 vs. 12,582).

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

Index Crime Statistics: March 2024

Index Crime Statistics: Q1 (Jan. 1 – March 31)

Additional Statistics: March 2024

Additional Statistics: Q1 (Jan. 1 – March 31)  

Rape Incident Reporting Statistics: March 2024

(Reports filed from March 1 – March 31 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: March 2024

(Representing March 1 – March 31 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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