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Grand larceny auto
Manage public safety programs related to criminal activity. — Reduce the incidence of crime.
Grand larceny auto (car theft) climbed from FY22 through FY24 before declining 10 percent in FY25, which NYPD's own reporting attributes broadly to citywide deterrence, intelligence and enforcement efforts across major felony categories. The much lower FY26 figure in this dataset covers only part of the fiscal year, not a full 12 months, so it understates a comparable full-year total.
Researched July 16, 2026 — NYPD, Fiscal 2025 Mayor's Management Report, NYPD, Preliminary Fiscal 2026 Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above. The dashed marker projects a full-year estimate at the current year-to-date pace.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 12,448 cases |
| FY23 | 14,902 cases |
| FY24 | 15,045 cases |
| FY25 | 13,924 cases |
| FY26 (YTD) | 9,732 cases |
| FY26 (projected) | ~12,976 cases |
Why this is tracked
New York City created a professional, uniformed police department in 1845, following the model London had established with its Metropolitan Police in 1829, because the City's older system of volunteer night watchmen and constables was no longer adequate for a city growing as fast as New York was in the mid-19th century. Since then, managing programs to reduce and respond to criminal activity has remained the department's core public safety function, alongside the many other roles — traffic, counterterrorism, emergency response — it has taken on over nearly two centuries.
New York City Police Department agency page — this site's own agency narrative
Source: NYPD Office of Management Analysis and Planning — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: Number of incidents of grand larceny auto corresponding to New York State Penal Law.