New York City · NYPD complaints & arrests Misdemeanors & violations only · Felonies excluded 2015 — Q1 2026

'Small' Crimes Up Close

Complaints = reported crime Arrests = enforcement activity

Every misdemeanor and violation the New York Police Department recorded from 2015 through the first quarter of 2026 — more than 3.7 million complaints and 1.6 million arrests — down to the precinct. For petit larceny or assault, complaints and arrests roughly track each other. For drug possession, trespassing and fare evasion, they don't: those counts reflect enforcement decisions as much as what actually happened.

What's a misdemeanor? What's a violation?

New York sorts offenses into three tiers by how much jail time they can carry. Felonies — the most serious — are excluded here. The two lowest tiers are what you see.

Misdemeanor A crime

The lower tier of crime, one step below a felony. Punishable by up to 364 days in jail (Class A) or 90 days (Class B), and it leaves a criminal record.

In this dataPetit larceny, assault in the third degree, criminal mischief and misdemeanor drug possession.
Violation Not a crime

A lesser offense under the state Penal Law — legally not a crime at all. Punishable by no more than 15 days in jail, and it leaves no criminal record.

In this dataHarassment in the second degree, disorderly conduct and loitering.

The same conduct can sometimes be charged at either level; this map uses the level police recorded in each incident.

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The numbers at a glance

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The map

Incident count by precinct

Precinct detail

Click any precinct on the map to open its dossier — trend and top offenses.

Filter offensesi

Citywide trend, by offense group

How to read this: three lines, one per offense family. Watch the gap between the red (enforcement-sensitive) and blue (complaint-driven) lines. Dashed segment to 2026 is the first quarter only.
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Reported vs enforced

Complaints and arrests for your selection

Citywide totals for the offenses you have selected (currently all offenses), shown for both lenses. Dashed segment to 2026 is the first quarter only.
Where the arrest line (enforcement) and the complaint line (reports) diverge, recorded counts are being driven by police activity rather than public reporting. Use Only enforcement-sensitive in the filter to isolate the proactively policed offenses where this gap is widest.
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Across the city

Borough trends

Current selection over time, by borough.
How to read this: one line per borough for your current selection. Line colors match the borough colors in the ranking bars on the right.

Precinct ranking

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Trend explorer & precinct comparison

Compare year-by-year trendsi

How to read this: each line is one place. Add up to three precincts to compare them against each other and the citywide baseline. Click a chip's × to remove it.

Context markers used in the charts