NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New Yorkers submitted 338 new complaints against the NYPD in May which included 444 separate allegations of misconduct — the highest monthly number in over a year.
In March 2021, New Yorkers made 377 complaints representing 406 allegations to the Civilian Complaint Review Board — the independent agency charged with monitoring NYPD misconduct.
The NYPD did not immediately respond to 1010 WINS’ request for comment on the increase.
Complaint rates remain much lower than in the early 2010s during the Michael Bloomberg era.
The falling rate of complaints correlates with the decline of the controversial stop-and-frisk practice which was severely limited by a 2013 court decision that found the tactic unconstitutional in most cases.
Total CCRB complaints between January and May have declined from 2705 in 2010 to 1449 in 2022.
The number of open complaints increased in all categories except “discourtesy” between 2021 and 2022.
That includes 47 more force allegations, 33 more abuse of authority allegations and four more offensive language allegations. In total, there were 444 allegations made in 2022 compared to 368 at the same time last year.
About 42% of complaints alleged unnecessary use of force last month. That’s double the percentage of force allegations in May of 2021.
About 44% of resolved cases last month substantiated the complaint, 15% determined the allegations were unfounded and 26% could not determine either way. In 7% of cases, the behavior outlined in the complaint is allowed by the NYPD and in an additional 8% the officer in question couldn’t be identified.
The decision of whether to punish officers who are found to have abused their authority falls to the NYPD. The CCRB can only make recommendations.
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