“Yonkers is, continues to be, the safest big city in New York state,” Mayor Mike Spano said when announcing crime statistics for 2025. “We have recorded one of the lowest crime totals in Yonkers’ history. Violent and property crimes also down 42%, virtually cutting it all in half.”Yonkers Police Commissioner Christopher Sapienza joined with Spano and other city officials in making the crime statistics announcement. Yonkers, the state’s third largest city, recorded the lowest number of bullet-to-body shootings among the five largest cities in New York state. There were 529 violent crimes involving murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault reported in Yonkers in 2025.