The beat continues.
A total of 1,286 officers were injured in fights with suspects in the final quarter of 2023, bringing the final tally for the year to a record high of 5,363 officers injured, according to department data.
The 40th Precinct in Mott Haven, Bronx, was the most dangerous battlefield, with 135 officers injured in fights with lawbreakers, according to statistics.
Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct, which includes East New York and Cypress Hills, was next with 129 injuries.
The 46th Precinct (128 cases), 44th Precinct (126 cases), and 47th Precinct (117 cases), all in the Bronx, round out the top five most dangerous areas in the city.
“There’s nothing really surprising here. There’s all this very busy command that criminals are trying to fight valiantly,” said one law enforcement official.
Experts told the Post that violent protests, an influx of criminal immigrants, bail reform, anti-cop rhetoric and soft-on-crime prosecutors are the fuel that fuels a dangerous and disturbing trend.
Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association, called the violence against NYPD officers “a full-blown epidemic.” It added: “Even the simplest citations are turning into all-out brawls. Our justice system needs to send a clear message once and for all that if you assault a police officer, you will stay in jail.”
The number of police officers injured by suspects jumped 20% in 2022, with 4,724 uniformed officers injured in attacks, compared to 3,933 in 2021. The number of attacks in 2023 was 5,363, an increase of 13% from the previous year (4,737).
Two thugs jumped him in the Bronx and required eight stitches in his left eye.
Subway station in November.
In the fight with cops, cops are looking for greener pastures.
Former NYPD Lt. Rob Corbett, 50, was assaulted and bloodied during the George Floyd protests/riots in May 2020.
He was struck in the face by a flying brick while trying to keep the peace near the Barclay Center in Brooklyn and later in Clinton Hill.
Corbett, who required stitches and extensive dental work, retired in April 2022 after 25 years on the job and went to Florida, where he is now a police officer near Orlando.
On the night of November 11th, he was assaulted on a northbound train.
Subway Line 1 at West 238th Street in the Bronx.
“could not [the NYPD job] Given the state of the law and the changes in the law, that’s no longer possible,” Corbett told the Post this week. “So it wasn’t a profession, it was just a place where I was doing that profession.”
Corbett, who has two children, a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, said her new job gave her a new perspective.
“It’s much friendlier here. You know, it’s a better place to be a police officer and the laws are much better here,” he explained. “I gave up my position and started from scratch with a significant reduction in seniority. But the quality of life is a million times better.”
