NEW YORK (WABC) -- The NYPD announced Tuesday that 2025 was the safest year in the nation's largest city when it comes to gun violence. New York finished the year with 305 murders, 77 fewer than the ...

When a historic violent crime wave converged with a New Orleans police staffing crisis in 2022, Mayor LaToya Cantrell put $20 million in federal grants toward police bonuses in a bid to shore up the ...

Central to Zohran Mamdani's 2020 campaign for New York State Assembly was a pitch to radically constrain law enforcement. "Queer liberation means defund the police," he posted two days after securing ...

In the February/March 2026 issue of Reason, we explore Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's policy goals and what they mean for New York City. Click here to read the other entries. Central to Zohran Mamdani's ...

NEW HAVEN — A city police sergeant who was fired after she was found to have lied about details of a 2021 vehicle stop, then reinstated this year following a state arbitration board’s ruling, has ...

One man was fatally struck and another was critically injured by an SUV in Queens on New Year's Day, police said The driver did not remain at the scene, according to authorities No arrests have been ...

A hardworking livery cab driver and married father of four was gunned down “in cold blood” during a Bronx road rage clash early Thursday – marking the city’s first homicide of 2026 and one of four ...

The New York Police Department is looking into a number of police uniforms that were abandoned on the streets of New York City. A box of uniforms was found two days before NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani was ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s ambitious term at the helm of the nation’s largest city began Thursday with a seven-block long street party and guest appearances at his inaugural ceremony from ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A local police department took to social media to remind the community about its merger with another department. The New Holland Police Department previously announced it ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette Police are increasing their presence in downtown Lafayette for New Year celebrations to ensure everyone’s safety. Officers will be highly visible along Jefferson ...

Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms. Senior Coordinating Producer, Crime and Public Safety ...