01Short answer
The official NYPD CompStat citywide report covering June 29 through July 5, 2026 shows year to date major crime down 6.26 percent compared with the same point in 2025.
The same report lists murders down 21.1 percent year to date, robberies down 12.3 percent, burglaries down 15.9 percent, grand larceny down 4.7 percent and grand larceny auto down 10.8 percent.
The record is not a slogan. Rape complaints were up 4.6 percent year to date in the same report, and transit crime was almost flat, down 0.7 percent year to date.
02How to read the numbers
Use NYPD CompStat for weekly citywide data and compare the same period year to year. Do not compare one summer week with a winter month and call it a trend.
Separate major crime, murder, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, auto theft, transit crime, housing crime, shootings and hate crimes. They can move in different directions.
NYPD figures are preliminary and subject to revision. That is why the best public reading is category by category, over time, with the source date attached.
03Mamdani's safety approach
Mamdani campaigned for public safety reform that moves some work toward mental health, homelessness and civilian response while keeping emergency policing for immediate danger and violent crime.
That means the test is not only police headcount. It is harm reduction, response time, victim support, hate crime prevention, protest conduct, subway safety, domestic violence response and trust in city services.
The administration will also be judged on whether reform language changes daily practice or remains a budget label.
04What to watch next
Watch the weekly NYPD citywide report, the quarterly crime status reports, the transit crime line, shooting incidents, hate crime data and 911 response times.
Also watch Rikers, youth violence, mental health response, overtime, protests, immigration enforcement pressure and whether crime gains hold after major event deployments end.
A fair public safety judgement needs both safety and rights. New Yorkers need lower harm and lawful city power at the same time.