This brief explores uniformed personnel overtime at the New York City Police Department (NYPD), which has become the largest share of overtime over budget each year.
NYC BY THE NUMBERS: There are just a few weeks left in FY 2021 and the police department is on pace to spend less on overtime than it has in recent years. But how much less and what are the prospects for reduced spending in the years ahead?
We often get questions about NYPD overtime spending. So here's an update: In a 2-week period roughly since antiracism protests began, NYC spent $115 million on police overtime, over 4X spent in same period last year.
In May 2020, a Minneapolis Police Officer killed George Floyd, an unarmed black man. As a result people across the country and New York City engaged in mass protests. Some protests triggered violent confrontations between police and protesters and allegations police used excessive tactics.
Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department issued a report examining how NYPD’s body-worn camera (“BWC”) footage
is used by the five agencies in New York City that oversee and monitor police accountability.
Report on the investigations and recommendations made in Calendar Year 2020 and the status of previously made recommendations that have not yet been fully adopted by the NYPD. It outlines those recommendations and analyzes the extent to which NYPD has adopted or rejected DOI's proposals for reform.
The Department of Investigation’s (“DOI”) Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department (“OIG-NYPD”) issued a report examining the New York City Police Department’s (“NYPD”) use of the Criminal Group Database (“CGD”).
OIG-NYPD issued a Statement of Findings regarding policies and procedures for retention of audio, photographs and video captured by the Technical Assistance and Response Unit (“TARU”) in the NYPD.
DOI’s Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD released its second Report concerning the NYPD’s compliance with the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act. OIG-NYPD reviewed the NYPD’s Impact and Use policies, applicable to five surveillance technologies NYPD introduced in CY 2023.
This document is the finalized version of a draft "Discipline Matrix" that the Police Department posted to its website for public comment. The discipline matrix provides an overview of the goals of internal discipline, defines presumptive penalties, and outlines aggravating/minimizing factors