New York Crime Map
New York · September 2026 · updated 2026-11-12
| September 2026 | 40,782 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 389,240 incidents through September |
| Full archive | 398,522 incidents (2026–2026) |
Source: New York Police Department open data.
About crime in New York
Latest available snapshot. New York has 40,782 incidents for September 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
Across 2026, the current archive contains 398,522 incidents for New York. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
New York crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-11 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. New York recorded 389,240 police-reported incidents in January–September 2026, according to New York Police Department data through September 2026. Other was the largest category with 140,134 incidents, followed by Theft with 127,938 and Assault with 67,962. Violent-category incidents totaled 79,306. Brooklyn recorded 110,474 incidents, followed by Manhattan, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. Other accounted for 36 percent, including Harassment with 63,729 incidents and Other crime with 52,517. Vandalism added 24,959 incidents, while Robbery and Burglary totaled 10,019 and 8,154.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps crime map for New York, New York plots police-reported incidents published by the New York Police Department, with data through September 2026. The display covers the five named neighborhoods tracked for the city, letting readers explore where incidents were recorded and how offense types break down.
For January–September 2026, New York recorded 389,240 police-reported incidents across 9 months with data. That window includes 79,306 violent-category incidents, or 20.4% of the total, based on assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide combined. Other led with 140,134 incidents, followed by Theft with 127,938 incidents. The 2026 window is not a complete calendar year in the source data, and the all-years archive holds 398,522 incidents from 2026 to 2026 for this page on TheCrimeMaps.
Recent trend
The archive for New York currently holds only 2026, so no annual percentage change can be shown. The yearly record lists 2026 with 389,240 incidents across 9 months with data through September 2026, and that year is marked as not complete in the source data. The all-years archive total is 398,522 incidents covering 2026 to 2026. Without a second complete calendar year, the 2026 partial count cannot be compared as an annual increase or decline. A year-over-year reading will require two complete years.
Category breakdown
Other was the largest grouping in January–September 2026 with 140,134 incidents, or 36% of the 389,240 total. The source groups many incident types under Other, including Harassment with 63,729 incidents, Other crime with 52,517 incidents, Drugs with 14,363 incidents, Weapons offenses with 6,713 incidents, and Impaired & dangerous driving with 2,812 incidents. Theft ranked second with 127,938 incidents, or 32.9%, followed by Assault with 67,962 incidents, or 17.5%. Vandalism added 24,959 incidents, or 6.4%, while Robbery contributed 10,019 incidents, or 2.6%, and Burglary added 8,154 incidents, or 2.1%. The ranking places Other ahead of more narrowly defined offense labels in this 9-month reporting window.
Where incidents concentrate
For January–September 2026, Brooklyn recorded 110,474 incidents, or 28.4%, followed by Manhattan with 92,302 incidents, or 23.7%, and Bronx with 87,496 incidents, or 22.5%. Queens recorded 83,308 incidents, or 21.4%, and Staten Island recorded 14,562 incidents, or 3.7%, among the five named neighborhoods ranked for the period. These neighborhood counts reflect where incidents were reported and follow where people live, work and visit, so they are not a risk score for residents or visitors. All five figures describe January–September 2026 data through September 2026.
What this means
What stands out for January–September 2026 is the pairing of 140,134 Other incidents at 36% with 127,938 Theft incidents at 32.9%, together shaping the 389,240 total. Assault at 67,962 incidents and 17.5% is the next largest defined offense, well above Vandalism at 24,959. Among neighborhoods, Brooklyn at 110,474 and Manhattan at 92,302 sit above Bronx at 87,496 and Queens at 83,308, while Staten Island recorded 14,562.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in New York in January–September 2026?
New York recorded 389,240 police-reported incidents in January–September 2026, covering nine months of data. Of that total, 79,306 incidents, or 20.4%, were in violent categories including assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide. The archive total is 398,522 incidents for all years combined. This figure describes reported incidents, not unreported crime.
What was the most common crime category in New York in January–September 2026?
The leading category in January–September 2026 was Other, with 140,134 incidents, or 36% of the 389,240 total. It includes harassment with 63,729 reports, other crime with 52,517 reports, drugs with 14,363 reports, weapons offenses with 6,713 reports, and impaired and dangerous driving with 2,812 reports. The next most-reported category was theft, with 127,938 incidents, or 32.9%.
How many assaults, robberies and burglaries were reported in New York in January–September 2026?
In January–September 2026, New York reported 67,962 assaults, or 17.5% of the 389,240 total, along with 10,019 robberies and 8,154 burglaries. Assaults accounted for most of the 79,306 violent-category incidents. Vandalism added another 24,959 reports, or 6.4%. Together, these specific categories account for a large portion of named offenses outside the broad Other group.
Are crime reports going up or down in New York?
The source archive lists only 2026, with 389,240 incidents for January–September 2026 covering nine months, so TheCrimeMaps cannot show an annual increase or decrease for New York yet. There are no two complete years to compare, and no same-months comparison is provided. The all-years archive total is 398,522 incidents. Additional complete years are needed for year-over-year comparisons.
Which neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in January–September 2026?
Among the five named neighborhoods in January–September 2026, Brooklyn recorded 110,474 incidents, or 28.4% of the city total, followed by Manhattan with 92,302, the Bronx with 87,496 and Queens with 83,308. Staten Island recorded 14,562 incidents, or 3.7%. These are counts of police-reported incidents by neighborhood, not per-capita rates.
Where does this data come from and how current is it?
The figures come from the New York Police Department open-data source published via TheCrimeMaps. The latest month with data is September 2026, and the January–September 2026 total of 389,240 incidents covers nine months with data. The archive currently spans only 2026. Because 2026 is not complete in the source data, the nine-month total should not be read as a full-year total.
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