New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, and NYPD Commissioner Jim O'Neil react as a statistic is quoted during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in New York. New York City recorded its fewest number of shootings last year and narrowly missed setting a record low for homicides. According to data released Wednesday, the city had 335 homicides in 2016. The city's record low was 333 in 2014. Police officials reported 998 shooting incidents in 2016. Overall crime was also at its lowest.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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