New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers faced more attacks in the first quarter of 2023 than in the same period last year, according to statistics released by the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
According to NYPD use of force data, the total number of injuries suffered by NYPD on-duty officers from January 1 through March 31, 2023 is 1,234, compared to the number of injuries for the same period in 2022. was 942 cases. table. This equates to an increase of almost 31%. A total of 17 off-duty NYPD officers were injured in the first quarter of 2023, up about 54.5% from the 11 in the first quarter of 2022, according to the data table.
A New York City Police Department transportation official who was injured trying to arrest a suspected subway fare evasion in January commented, “Congressmen don’t stand with us.” according to to the New York Post. An adjunct professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice blamed bail reform for the increase in police injuries, the paper reported. (Related: Watch: Video captures daytime stabbing in New York City street)
The New York City Police Department’s Police Memorial Wall unveiled the names of new officers, many of whom died or suffered life-altering injuries in the line of duty. (Photo Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Julia Salazar, a New York legislator and self-described democratic socialist, tweeted in May 2020 that the public should “call for defunding the NYPD.” Another New York legislator, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, said: tweeted In April 2023, the NYPD’s new pay increase was “funded by catastrophic budget cuts to public schools, libraries, affordable housing, health care, and more.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the improved contract with the NYPD will help officers “get the benefits and compensation they deserve, work with more flexible schedules, and boost morale going forward. It will help ensure that it remains the safest large city in America.” according to To CBS News.
