NYPD vehicle pursuits have dropped by two-thirds in the two weeks since Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced a policy to ...

The rule change — first reported by Streetsblog — came after a staggering rise in NYPD car chases, many of which led to devastating crashes that left innocent New Yorkers injured or dead.

In 2024, , there were 2,278 vehicle pursuits by the NYPD. A full 25 percent of those chases resulted in “some combination of a collision, property damage, or physical harm.” On top of that ...

The NYPD updated its policy regarding when officers can initiate vehicle pursuits on Wednesday. While the old rules gave officers little direction on when to engage in car chases, the new guidance ...

NEW YORK - The NYPD announced a change in its policy on high-speed chases. There's a new directive to keep the public, and officers, safe while catching criminals. In 2022, the NYPD went on the ...

NYPD officers will no longer be allowed to chase after vehicles fleeing car stops under a new departmentwide policy that allows pursuits only when a felony crime or a violent misdemeanor is ...

Kudos to new Police Commissioner Jessie Tisch for continuing her thorough scrubbing of the NYPD with two automobile-related reforms. The damp crevices of huge bureaucracy are where the black mold ...

New rules from the New York Police Department restrict when vehicles can chase suspects, a reform that addresses safety concerns over the dangerous tactic. The policy, announced Wednesday by NYPD ...

"We need to pursue criminals when appropriate and stay our hand when the risks to the public and to our cops outweigh the benefits," said NYPD Chief of Department John Chell.

Under the new policy, NYPD officers will only chase suspects involved in felonies or violent crimes and rely on “advanced tools of modern-day policing” to track other fleeing drivers.