Shootings and murders in October dropped to their lowest numbers for that month since recordkeeping began, setting a milestone Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch are framing as a public safety high point heading into Election Day.

According to statistics released Monday, one day before voters chose Adams’ successor at the polls, the NYPD recorded just 43 shooting incidents and 18 murders in October. By comparison, there were 160 shootings in October 2021, when violence spiked. The subway system also matched a record low for major crime, last seen during the COVID-19 pandemic as ridership plunged.

But the celebratory numbers mask a more complicated reality: Overall crime remains 27% higher than before the pandemic, felony assaults have surged 80% since 2008, and in some

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