The Adams administration’s north star has always been public safety. New Yorkers want to send their kids to school, go to work, shop in their local store, go out for dinner, and come home safely to their family and community. They want to feel safe and be safe. And we are delivering for them. Since day one, we have gone to work to sweep out crime and illegal activities from our neighborhoods.
We have removed over 22,300 illegal guns from our streets, tackled subway crime, serious mental health issues, and taken on quality-of-life issues. The numbers are in; and the second quarter crime data for this year shows our public safety strategy continues to make our city safe. We have now had six straight quarters of decreasing crime — since January 1, 2024.
