NY Citywide Arrests Drop Amid Police Tensions

New data from the police department reveals a striking drop in arrests for drugs, summonses for low-level offices like public drinking and urination, and traffic violations.
NY Citywide Arrests Drop Amid Police Tensions
Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conference at police headquarters in New York on Dec. 22. De Blasio met with the heads of five police unions on Tuesday to discuss their concerns. AP Photo/Seth Wenig
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NEW YORK—New data from the police department reveals a striking drop in arrests for drugs, summonses for low-level offices like public drinking and urination, and traffic violations.

Traffic violations and criminal court summonses both decreased 94 percent compared to the same time period last year, according to Compstat data obtained by the New York Post. The data is for the week starting Dec. 22, the first working day after two police officers were shot by an emotionally disturbed individual in Brooklyn as they sat in a marked patrol car.

The meeting was less about labor contracts, and more about clearing the air.
Joseph Mancini, spokesman, Patrolmen's Benevolent Association