Police Commissioner Issues Statement on New NYPD Recruits

By Síle Moloney

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea at the launch of Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Listening Sessions at One Police Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.
Image courtesy of News 12

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea released the following statement on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 regarding new recruits within the NYPD. “Next week, the NYPD will send out offers to the 2020 November Academy class. Before the new class starts, the NYPD uniform headcount will be approximately 34,200,” he said.

“The new class will be 900 recruits, bringing the uniform head count closer to the level expected in the adopted [city] budget. Due to budget cuts, as well as attrition, this is lower than the approximately 36,900 uniform members of service at this point last year. With the new class, the NYPD will be able to ensure public safety as the City continues to face a pandemic-driven perfect storm. In this difficult financial time, the Department is grateful for the Mayor‘s leadership,” he added.

Crime in the Bronx has increased substantially throughout 2020, as reported recently by Norwood News, and the murder rate in the 52 precinct alone recently surpassed the 2019 murder rate.

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