Timeline of New York City

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of New York City, New York, United States of America.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Prior to 18th century

18th century

19th century

1800s–1840s

1850s–1890s

20th century

1900s–1940s

Wreck of the General Slocum, 1904

1950s–1970s

1980s–1990s

21st century

2000s

2010s

Annual events

Murders by year

Chart of murders in the NYC area by year
Year Murders
1928 404[note 1]
1929 425
1930 494
1931 588
1932 579
1933 541
1934 458
1935 n/a
1936 510
1937–1959 n/a
1960 482
1961 483
1962 631
1963 548[174]
1964 636[174]
1965 634[174]
1966 654[174]
1967 746[174]
1968 986[174]
1969 1043[174]
1970 1117[174]
1971 1466[174]
1972 1691[174]
1973 1680[174]
1974 1554[174]
1975 1645[174]
1976 1622[174]
1977 1557[174]
1978 1504[174]
1979 1733[174]
1980 1814[174]
1981 1826[174]
1982 1668[174]
1983 1622[174]
1984 1450[174]
1985 1384[174]
1986 1582[174]
1987 1672[174]
1988 1896[174]
1989 1905[174]
1990 2245[174][note 2]
1991 2154[174]
1992 1995[174]
1993 1946[174]
1994 1561[174]
1995 1177[174]
1996 983[174]
1997 770[174]
1998 633[174]
1999 671[174]
2000 673[174]
2001 649[174][note 3]
2002 587[174]
2003 597[174]
2004 570[174]
2005 539[174]
2006 596[174]
2007 494[174]
2008 522
2009 471[175]
2010 534[176]
2011 515[177]
2012 414 [note 4]
2013 332
  1. 1928: First year tabulated.
  2. 1990: Highest total to date.
  3. 2001: Not including the September 11 attacks.
  4. 2012: Lowest total since 1928, lowest per capita rate.

See also

Boroughs

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