Facing a shortage of school safety agents, NYPD officials announced plans in 2023 to hire hundreds of “assistant” agents. The ...

The NYPD has reduced the number of college credits required to join the force, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday. Incoming recruits only need 24 college credits, a steep drop ...

At the same time it is reducing college credits for incoming recruits to 24, the NYPD also plans to prioritize fitness at the academy and reinstate a 1.5-mile training run requirement. Hundreds of ...

The number of detectives in the NYPD has dropped below 5,000 for the ... sergeants and lieutenants.” A class of 1,045 recruits was hired in January in addition to 653 recruits hired in October ...

The number of detectives in the NYPD has dropped below 5,000 for the first time since a dip during the pandemic – and union ...

The number of recruits making it through the NYPD Police Academy has plummeted in recent years, city officials said. Paul Martinka “The NYPD is in a hiring crisis and this is not a budget problem.

29% of NYPD applicants — totaling 2,275 potential officers — were disqualified due to insufficient college credits. The number of college credits awarded for completing the six-month recruit ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the face of a low-staffing crisis, the NYPD is taking bold steps to expand its efforts to recruit and train new officers, the department said. Police Commissioner Jessica S.