NYC Crime Statistics by Month

A look at how major crime categories in New York City compare month by month.

New York City recorded significant shifts in crime throughout 2022, with monthly totals fluctuating across all seven major crime categories. This page presents NYPD's citywide crime statistics for each month of 2022, offering a closer look at how murder, robbery, burglary, and other index crimes changed over the course of the year. Explore the table below to see monthly patterns, and use the interactive features to dig deeper into specific data points.

NYC major crime categories by month (2022)
Month Murder
Murder: the willful killing of one human being by another.
Rape
Rape: penetration, no matter how slight, without the consent of the victim.
Robbery
Robbery: taking or attempting to take property from a person by force, threat, or violence.
Felony Assault Burglary Grand Larceny Grand Larceny Auto Total
January 28 128 1,251 1,736 1,189 4,047 1,187 9,566
February 36 140 1,290 1,725 1,224 3,815 1,074 9,304
March 32 134 1,267 1,992 1,326 4,078 1,044 9,873
April 31 109 1,261 2,044 1,209 3,867 942 9,463
May 48 157 1,520 2,384 1,278 4,183 1,033 10,603
June 26 140 1,548 2,471 1,279 4,467 1,142 11,073
July 51 150 1,752 2,631 1,360 4,634 1,260 11,838
August 27 144 1,630 2,303 1,356 4,687 1,210 11,357
September 43 144 1,530 2,251 1,447 4,588 1,204 11,207
October 29 139 1,478 2,088 1,388 4,564 1,244 10,930
November 30 110 1,491 2,016 1,231 4,187 1,131 10,196
December 34 108 1,280 1,977 1,236 4,210 1,319 10,164

How to use this page

Hover over any row in the table above to highlight it, and click a Month cell to generate a plain-language summary below. Click on header for definition.

Glossary

Index Crime
A category of serious crimes (including murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, and larceny) that the NYPD and FBI track together as a standard measure of overall crime trends.
Felony Assault
A serious physical attack that causes significant injury or involves a weapon, distinguished from misdemeanor assault by the severity of harm or intent involved.
Grand Larceny Auto
The theft of a motor vehicle, tracked as its own category separate from other forms of grand larceny (theft of property).