The NYPD Has Seized More Than 1,000 illegal Guns So Far This Year

NEW YORK CITY — The NYPD has seized more than 1,000 illegal guns from the New York City streets so far this year — and saw the lowest number of shootings in recorded history for the first two months of the year combined, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Tisch made the announcement along with Mayor Eric Adams at the 75th Precinct in East New York on Monday.

"In the first two months of 2025, New York City saw the fewest number of shooting incidents in the city's history, a 14.5 percent decline compared to the same period in 2024, and a major victory in our campaign to keep New Yorkers safe," Adams said. "When you deploy well-trained officers to the right areas, New Yorkers can see and feel the difference, and because of our steadfast focus on eradicating gun violence, New York City continues to be the safest big city in America."

NYPD officers have removed more than 20,000 illegal firearms from city streets since Adams took office in 2021, officials said.

Tisch mentioned that out of the more than 1,000 firearms seized, 40 were ghost guns.

"We surpassed another milestone – seizing more than 1,000 illegal guns so far this year from our streets and subways. Each of these guns represents a potential tragedy averted and life saved," Tisch said. "This is what relentless, targeted enforcement looks like, and it's all because of the tireless work that the men and women of the NYPD do every day to keep us safe."

Major crime in New York City continued to decline for the third month in a row and broke a 30-year record for the fewest number of shootings in the first two months of the year, Patch previously reported.