NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill touted decreasing crime statistics on Tuesday in what has become a monthly ritual for the city. Crime was at the lowest level for any October since the CompStat era began in 1995.

The city also lauded a decrease in overall crime by 3.4 percent year-to-date versus 2015. There have been 93 fewer shootings and 17 fewer murders in the city so far this year compared to last year. Rapes and misdemeanor sex crimes are up slightly year-to-date, though.

"Building on the momentum we've achieved so far in 2016, it is gratifying to see the members of the NYPD reach new crime reduction milestones," said O'Neill. "With 3,000 fewer crimes this year compared with 2015, and 93 fewer shootings year-do-date, we are poised to remain the safest big city in the nation this holiday season."

