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.