(Watch) Store clerk gets gun down in New York City.

Note: For the month of December 2022, the number of citywide shooting incidents again decreased in New York City compared with December 2021, down by 29.2% (85 v. 120) for the month, driven by significant reductions in Queens and Brooklyn.

For the year, shooting incidents were down by 17.2% in 2022 compared to 2021 (1,294 v. 1,562), with double-digit declines in every New York City borough.

Moreover, these shooting declines led to a 31.8% decrease (101 v. 148) in shooting victims citywide for the month of December, and a 16.5% decrease (1,566 v. 1,876) in shooting victims for the year.

These results reflect the NYPD’s untiring efforts to combat gun violence in neighborhoods across the city – work that is saving lives.

In 2022, NYPD officers took 7,135 illegal guns off our streets – deadly weapons that will never again threaten New Yorkers.

These seizures fueled a 2.8% increase in citywide gun arrests for 2022 compared to 2021 (4,627 v. 4,499) – a 27-year high.

Additionally, major index crime arrests were up by 16.6% (3,803 v. 3,262) in December 2022 compared to December 2021, and ended 2022 at a 21-year high – increasing by 24.5% (47,572 v. 38,215) over calendar year 2021.

Total citywide arrests increased by 20.8% (15,324 v. 12,688) in December 2022 compared to the same period last year – adding to the 22.0% increase (189,777 v. 155,500) in such arrests in 2022 compared to 2021.

The NYPD remains committed to crime prevention – ensuring that people never become victims in the first place – and, at the same time, using every resource available to hold offenders fully accountable for their actions.