Crime has dropped in New York City to significantly low levels, but public safety remains a critical issue in this year’s mayoral primary.While the numbers of shootings and homicides in New York ...

Despite safety concerns, criticisms that Zohran Mamdani would be soft on crime didn’t land, according to a poll from the Vera Institute’s political arm.

New York City's biggest problems are "crime, crime, crime" -- and the Big Apple won't recover from the COVID-19 pandemic until the streets and subways are safe again, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.

But some types of crime increased last month over March 2023, including rape, with 16 more incidents reported this year, bringing the total to 148, as well as felony assaults, which increased by ...

The City’s recent takeover of the Hub, a bustling commercial district in the South Bronx, has been marred by reports of drug ...

New York City can’t achieve its public safety goals by underpaying and overworking cops on the street.” The city saw 433 homicides in 2022 compared with 488 victims the year before.

The NYPD continues to tout stats showing a drop in overall subway crime. But it’s acts of random, often unprovoked violent crime that draw the scrutiny of frustrated subway riders like Max.

You can also find out how the crime that's happening in New York City compares to other major cities across the country. Take homicides for example, a bar graph on the Safety Tracker shows the ...

New York City experienced a sharp decline in both murders and shootings in 2023, calling into question critics of the city's new NYPD Neighborhood Safety Teams.

Crime in New York City's transit system dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, the head of the New York City Police Department said Monday, while acknowledging that people still do not feel ...

Broadway is attracting fewer theatergoers from New York City suburbs — and a major reason is “safety concerns” about Manhattan, according to a survey. The Great White Way sold 12.3 million ...

Facing a wave of random street and subway violence, a deepening migrant crisis and the fatal shooting last month of an officer during a routine traffic stop, New York City Police Commissioner ...