City taxpayers last year dumped almost $206 million to resolve NYPD police misconduct lawsuits, according to a new report.
an Analysis by the Legal Aid Association Big Apple also has $750 million since 2018 to close thousands of police misconduct claims as several issues were resolved by the Secretary's office before the lawsuit was filed. He said he paid for that.
“The incredible total payments in 2024 proves that the city spends tens of millions of taxpayer dollars each year. Policy Director for Crime Reform.
The report also cheated Governor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul, NYPD and prosecutors, who pushed them to adjust the state's evidence sharing requirements known as discoveries.
The move, proposed by Hochul and supported by all five New York City district attorneys, has led to the discovery violations that the defense attorneys dumped in a discovery violation and to reduce the number of technically announced defendants. They will set a limit on the amount of time they require to be thrown away.
The Legal Aid Association said such measures would only increase the number of illegal convictions.
“Analyses based on urban data are in attempts by elected officials and law enforcement to completely thwart New York's widely successful discovery reforms. “If they succeed, fraud will skyrocket. , taxpayers will ultimately bear the financial costs.”
Meanwhile, the NYPD said the association's litigation settlement statistics are misleading.
The $206 million figure includes not only police actions but also settlements of cases based on prosecutor misconduct and illegal convictions, with half of cases filed at least 20 years ago.
In all, almost 64% of cases settled in 2024 were fraudulent by the prosecutors, the department said.
