Syracuse sees rise in shootings while most of New York reports decline

WAER | By Robert Beck

Published May 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM EDT

Shootings are down in most parts of New York, but Syracuse is moving in the opposite direction. Visual representation of January - April 2024 vs. 2025 data for Syracuse, NY as found in the criminaljustice.ny.gov report. — Shootings are down in most parts of New York, but Syracuse is moving in the opposite direction.

New data show shootings were down across most of New York in the first quarter of 2025, but Syracuse saw an increase.

The State Division of Criminal Justice Services reports Syracuse had 8 more shootings involving injury, 10 more shooting victims and two more shooting deaths compared to the first quarter of 2024.

In all, three people in Syracuse have died by gun this year and 21 people in the city have been shot.

Rochester, which typically leads Upstate cities in gun violence, recorded 43 shooting victims so far in 2025 — a drop of 15 from the previous year.

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Bob Beck, a veteran media professional, currently serves as a part-time editor/host at WAER Public Radio and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Beck retired as News Director at Wyoming Public Radio in 2022 after 34 years. During his time, Beck won 5 regional Edward R. Murrow awards and 5 Public Media Journalists Association awards for reporting. He also won 11 PMJA awards for the news and public affairs program Open Spaces. He was awarded the Wyoming School Bell award for education reporting and was part of two Emmy Award winning television productions. You can find him on X under the name @butterbob.

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