New Jersey hit a historic low for gun violence in 2025.

Governor Murphy, Attorney General Matt Plattken, and other state leaders today announced the third straight year of record declines since the state began tracking shootings.

Last year, 559 people statewide were hit by gunfire.

That's a 28 percent drop from 2024 and about 60 percent lower than 2017, just before Murphy took office.

Fatal shootings also fell to an all-time low, with 107 deaths down more than 30 percent from a year ago.

State data released today shows nearly every major city saw significant reductions, including Atlantic City, Camden, Newark, Patterson, and Trenton.

Newark and Camden have been touting their own successes with historic low homicide numbers, the fewest in decades.

Officials also reported a 9 percent decline in auto thefts across the state.

State leaders credit tougher gun laws, intelligence-led policing, and expanded mental health response programs like Arrive Together and other community-based violence intervention efforts.

But they also noted the work isn't finished.

The fact of the matter is our ultimate goal is zero.

Zero shootings, zero violent crimes, zero needless deaths.

And we will keep working doggedly to reach it and I know my successor and her team will do just that.

But make no mistake, because of the dedication of everyone in this room and all across our state, families are safer.

Communities are stronger.

Children are growing up with hope, with opportunity and with the chance to reach their full potential.