New York City Shooting Victims by Demographic Group Since 2006

Records identify every shooting victim in New York City from 2006 onward. The dataset is maintained by the New York City Police Department and was last updated in February 2026. It includes victim age group, sex, race, and murder flag.

Use Cases

• Analyze victim age group and sex distributions to identify high-risk demographics.
• Study correlations between VICTIM_RACE and STAT_MURDER_FLG to investigate disparities in fatal outcomes.
• Link victim records to incidents using INCIDENT_KEY for event-level analysis of multi-victim shootings.
• Track temporal trends in victim counts using the dataset's 2006-present coverage period.

Strengths

• Long-term temporal coverage from 2006 to present.
• Includes key demographic features VICTIM_AGE_GROUP, VICTIM_SEX, and VICTIM_RACE.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of statistical power.
• Sample data unavailable to verify data quality and completeness.
• Lacks granular victim age data, providing only age group categories.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Police records of shooting incidents.

Time Range

2006 to present.

Freshness

Updated to February 2026.

Geography

New York City.