NYC Shooting Offender Demographics Since 2006

NYPD data identifies every known shooting suspect in New York City from 2006 onward. It is part of a larger collection on shootings maintained by data.cityofnewyork.us. The dataset was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of PERP_AGE_GROUP and PERP_RACE across INCIDENT_KEY to identify demographic patterns in shootings.
• Investigate correlations between PERP_SEX and other offender attributes for risk factor modeling.
• Track the frequency of incidents over time using INCIDENT_KEY as a unique identifier for temporal trend analysis.
• Profile repeat offenders by linking records via PERP_ID across multiple incidents.

Strengths

• Longitudinal coverage spanning from 2006 to present.
• Part of a linked collection with victim and incident data for broader context.

Limitations

• Unknown row count prevents assessment of statistical significance.
• Sample data unavailable to verify data integrity or completeness.
• Demographic columns (PERP_RACE, PERP_AGE_GROUP) may reflect reporting biases.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us / New York City Police Department.

Collection Method

Police records of known shooting suspects.

Time Range

2006 to present.

Freshness

Updated as of February 2026.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.