The number of New York City police officers injured by criminals has skyrocketed in recent years, with an estimated 5,363 officers injured in the line of duty by 2023.
According to reports, 1,286 police officers were injured in fights with suspects in the last quarter of this year alone. New York City Police Department Data obtained by new york post.
Annual statistics rank the following precincts as the most dangerous places for police officers:
- Bronx 40th Precinct – 135 officers injured
- Brooklyn 75th Precinct – 129
- 46th Precinct (128), 44th Precinct (126), and 47th Precinct (117) in the Bronx.
According to one law enforcement insider, “There’s nothing really surprising here. It’s a very busy order that criminals are willing to fight.”
The number of NYPD officers injured by suspects increased by 20% in 2022, with 4,724 uniformed officers injured. This number is up from 3,933 in 2021.
The total number of anti-officer attacks resulting in injuries in 2023 was 13% higher than the previous year.
A crime expert revealed this. post The emboldened criminals are the result of protests, illegal immigration, anti-cop rhetoric, and crime-reducing policies like bail reform.
Immigrants wait outside the Roosevelt Hotel looking for a place to stay in New York City on August 2, 2023. (Leonardo Muñoz/VIEWpress).
In a recent interview with NBC4 host David Ashely, NYPD Sergeant John Chell said that “immigration crimes” are “on the rise.”
A curfew was also introduced by Democratic Mayor Eric Adams’ office in an effort to curb migrant violence in shelters.
Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association, called the rise in assaults against NYPD officers “a full-blown epidemic.”
“Even the simplest summonses 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 prison,” Hendry said. Told.
Former NYPD Lt. Rob Corbett, 50, was transferred to a police department in Florida after being bloodied by a brick thrown during the George Floyd riots in May 2020.
After receiving stitches and extensive dental work to fix the damage, Corbett retired from the NYPD after 25 years and became an Orlando-area police officer.
“could not [the NYPD job] “Given the state of the law, the changes in the law, etc., there is no more time,” he said. post. “So it wasn’t a profession, it was just a place where I was practicing my profession.”
Corbett says it was worth starting from scratch in a new city.
“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.”
