Mayor Eric Adams’ 2025 mayor’s management report, by the numbers

How does a city government measure its own work? New York City takes a shot at doing so every year with a mandated Mayor’s Management Report, producing an imperfect – though sometimes still illuminating – snapshot of of agency success and failures. Mayor Eric Adams tends to tout highlights – like the fact that six out of seven major felony crime categories are down – while overlooking nuances like the fact that crime is up overall compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic. For a public sector workforce of about 300,000 serving a population of 8.5 million, there are bound to be some ups and downs. Here are a few of the data markers that swung, stagnated or otherwise caught our attention in the 544-page report.

14 minutes, 53 seconds – Average NYPD response time to all crimes in progress – a slight decrease from last year, but up over the past five years

239% – The increase in summonses for minor quality-of-life infractions since fiscal year 2021

10% – The increase in the rate of violent incidents among people in custody in city jails. The rate of assaults on staff increased 31% from the previous fiscal year.

0 – Escapes from city jails, the first time in five years there hasn’t been at least one

53% – The proportion of NYPD officers disciplined following closed police misconduct cases, down from 89% in fiscal year 2021

470 – The decline in the number of newly completed units of supportive and other housing for homeless New Yorkers, down to 2,324 from a recent peak of 2,794 units in fiscal year 2023

601,100 & 1,796,300 – The number of people receiving cash assistance and food stamps benefits, respectively, both of which are increasing

101 – Vacant lots cleaned across the city, down from a recent high of 1,652 lots cleaned in fiscal year 2022

280% – Increase in summonses and warnings issued for violations of newly expanded rules for putting garbage in bins over the previous fiscal year

166,500 – Tons of diverted organic waste, which is up 28.5% over the previous fiscal year, now that curbside composting has been expanded to all five boroughs

34,667 – Trees planted, down 18% from last year

5.5 miles – New miles of bus lanes installed – the lowest of Adams’ tenure so far

211 – Total traffic fatalities, which declined for the first time in four years

70,100 – Dogs licensed, down 7.4% from the previous fiscal year

6,452,188 – Meals served at older adult centers