NYPD sees largest staff exodus in decades with leaders 'refusing to acknowledge' mounting crisis
Some 3,701 members of the NYPD quit or retired last year, a high not hit since 2002
The New York City Police Department lost more staff members last year than it has in two decades, but leadership is "refusing to acknowledge" the spiraling crisis, the city's top police union leader said.
Things have gotten so bad that criminals could be emboldened, endangering residents and Big Apple tourists, New York City Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch said.
"The NYPD is playing a dangerous game by refusing to acknowledge and address its recruitment and retention crisis," Lynch told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "New Yorkers are demanding more police presence in their neighborhoods and on the subway, but we just don’t have the staffing to provide it consistently."
The department needed at least 1,200 new recruits to reach its budgeted headcount and 2,500 new recruits if the force wants to get back to 2019 staffing levels, according to data posted by the PBA last month. Instead, the department got 543 recruits.
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Some 3,701 members of the NYPD quit or retired last year, a high not hit since 2002
The New York City Police Department lost more staff members last year than it has in two decades, but leadership is "refusing to acknowledge" the spiraling crisis, the city's top police union leader said.
Things have gotten so bad that criminals could be emboldened, endangering residents and Big Apple tourists, New York City Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch said.
"The NYPD is playing a dangerous game by refusing to acknowledge and address its recruitment and retention crisis," Lynch told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "New Yorkers are demanding more police presence in their neighborhoods and on the subway, but we just don’t have the staffing to provide it consistently."
The department needed at least 1,200 new recruits to reach its budgeted headcount and 2,500 new recruits if the force wants to get back to 2019 staffing levels, according to data posted by the PBA last month. Instead, the department got 543 recruits.
NYPD sees largest staff exodus in decades with leaders 'refusing to acknowledge' mounting crisis: union boss
The New York City Police Department is "refusing to acknowledge" its staffing crisis, which puts residents and visitors' safety at risk, according to NYC PBA President Pat Lynch.
