Governor Hochul Announces Lowest Levels of Gun Violence on Record as Shootings Fall 61% Since 2021 by Governor Kathy Hochul

February 5, 2026 - Buffalo, NY - Governor Kathy Hochul announced that communities participating in New York State’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative reported the lowest levels of shooting incidents on record last year Year-end data shows that shooting incidents with injury, the number of individuals shot, and gun violence-related deaths across the 28 GIVE agencies all reached record lows statewide.