NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Wednesday the hiring of the largest class of officers sworn in almost a decade.
This class of 1,093 recruits is the largest class of police recruits since 2016 as well as the biggest to be hired during the Adams administration, surpassing a record set in January.
With this latest group, the NYPD has hired a total of 2,911 recruits in 2025, the highest number since 2006. The total number of police officers hired under Adams now totals nearly 10,000, and including those already working in the city and those currently in training.
The new class of recruits was sworn in Wednesday morning and will begin their training at the Police Academy Thursday.
"Public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity, and today's announcement shows we are investing in the future of both," Adams said. " With nearly 1,100 new police recruits — the most in almost 10 years — beginning their training today thanks to expanded eligibility and modernized educational requirements we announced earlier this year, we are building a stronger and more modern NYPD that reflects the diversity, commitment, and determination of our city.
To address a recent hiring crisis, the NYPD has changed its recruitment and education requirements.
In February, Tisch announced a plan to make it easier for people to join the force - lowering the college credit requirement for new recruits from 60 to 24 credits- and allowing the NYPD to better compete with other law enforcement agencies. The NYPD also reinstated a 1.5-mile timed run to emphasize physical fitness.
In addition, the NYPD's six-month police academy training is now considered equivalent to 45 college credits, an increase from the previous 36. This means all academy graduates will now enter the NYPD with a minimum of 69 college credits.
"The single most strategic thing the NYPD can do right now is hire more qualified officers. That's why we were laser-focused on addressing our recruitment efforts and bringing in the next generation of officers," Tisch said.
