Staten Island's Crime Drop: What's Behind the Numbers?

Overall Crime Rate Falls by 0.7%

• Violent Crimes Drop Significantly
• Murders down by 63%

• Shootings decreased by 26.7%

• Some Crimes Increase
• Grand larceny and retail theft see small increases

NYPD's Precision Policing Strategy

• Targeted Areas in 120th Precinct
• Park Hill

• Stapleton

• Focused on High-Violence Times
• Reduced violence significantly

Car Thefts Drop by 28%

• Initiative by Former Borough Commander
• Collaboration with New York and New Jersey Agencies
• Tracked stolen cars
• Caught thieves

Retail Theft: Mixed Results

• Overall Increase by 0.3%
• 35% Drop During Holiday Season
• Special Team Makes Over 400 Arrests in 2025

Quality-of-Life Improvements

• Introduction of "Q-teams"
• Handle abandoned cars, illegal scooters, noise complaints
• Responded to 42% of service requests since August 2025

Focus for 2026

• Felony Assaults and Youth Crime
• Domestic Violence
• 48% of assault cases are domestic
• 25% increase in reported rape cases
• 56 cases were domestic
• Improved Handling of Domestic Violence Cases
• Domestic violence officers moved to detective bureau

• Streamlined process for survivors

• Youth Crime
• 25% increase in 2025
• Collaboration with community groups, schools, and district attorney's office