Rookies not showing up at Madison Square Garden, what’s new? Last month, only 561 NYPD recruits graduated at the MSG swearing-in ceremony, roughly half of the incoming classes’ targeted numbers [...]
“Hundreds of our most talented and experienced police officers—the ones who know their communities best—are quitting or retiring every month, and not enough recruits are signing up to replace them,” said the union’s president Pat Lynch in a statement. “The NYPD is trying to paper over this staffing crisis with forced overtime and assignment changes, but that is a vicious cycle.
Like patrol, the detective ranks are declining. Digiacomo says back in 2001, the bureau boasted over 7,000 officers. Today, there’s roughly 5,400. And on top of potentially new duties on the beat, detectives work on around 300 to 500 cases a year. The expanded role affects precincts with high crime rates in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx most, according to the Detectives’ Endowment Association.
But is New York City less safe? According to the NYPD, crime is up in almost every category, with significant increases in robberies and burglaries compared to the past year. But murders and shootings are down.
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