New York City’s public safety system is struggling to recalibrate after more than two years of upheaval from the COVID-19 pandemic, new data contained in a 500-page report released Friday by the mayor’s office show.
A police car drives through Manhattan on January 14, 2021. An annual report shows police were slower to respond to crimes from July 2021 to June of this year.A police car drives through Manhattan on January 14, 2021. An annual report shows police were slower to respond to crimes from July 2021 to June of this year.
The report blames the slower response times on increased traffic that continued to tick up after pandemic restrictions eased, making it more difficult to get to the scene quickly.17% overall increase in quality of life summonses 68% increase in transit summonses Motorcyclist fatalities fell 14% Still far from the goals of Vision Zero, fiscal year 2022 saw 263 traffic fatalities, slightly down from the previous year’s total of 275.
The CCRB, which investigates allegations of police misconduct, attributed these increases to a backlog created during the pandemic, largely due to disputes with police who. The report also noted that more access to body camera footage has required investigators to take additional time to review footage, which is sometimes hours long and filmed from multiple officers’ cameras.
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