Mayor Eric Adams touted on Wednesday that over the course of his administration, the NYPD has taken some 20,000 illegal guns off the streets of the city as he heads into reelection season. Standing alongside NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch,

Adams says the NYPD has removed over 20,000 illegal firearms from the streets since his administration began in 2022.

More than 20,000 illegal guns have been seized by the NYPD during the Adams administration, the mayor and police commissioner said Wednesday. The official tally — 20,137 since the start of 2022, including 377 so far this year — is updated daily on the NYPD website.