Communities United for Police Reform Responds to Alarming Increase In NYPD Misconduct Complaints

The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) found that police misconduct cases jumped 51% in 2023 to their highest level since 2012. In 2023, 5,604 complaints were filed with the CCRB compared to 3,700 in 2022. Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) issued the following statement from CPR spokesperson Jose Lopez, Co-Director of Make the Road NY.

“The drastic spike in complaints against the NYPD confirms what communities already know – policing under Mayor Adams is dangerous and out of control, making New Yorkers less safe every day. Instead of swiftly firing officers who killed Kawaski Trawick and others, Mayor Adams shields abusive officers and the NYPD as a whole from meaningful discipline and accountability. Police violence incidents are at their highest level since 2012, abusive stop-and-frisks are surging, and Black, Latinx and other communities are hurting from the mayor’s budget cuts to essential services and programs. Meanwhile, it seems the mayor cares more about expanding the outsized and illegitimate power and budget of the NYPD than he does addressing the actual needs of New Yorkers. Instead of giving the NYPD preferential treatment, Mayor Adams should fire the cops who killed Kawaski Trawick, sign the common-sense How Many Stops Act into law to prevent more abusive stops, and re-allocate public funds from NYPD to libraries, housing supports, mental health and other city resources that truly help keep New Yorkers and new immigrants safe and healthy.”

About Communities United for Police Reform

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) is an unprecedented campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, and to build a lasting movement that promotes public safety and reduces reliance on policing. CPR runs coalitions of over 200 local, statewide and national organizations, bringing together a movement of community members, lawyers, researchers and activists to work for change. The partners in this campaign come from all 5 boroughs, from all walks of life and represent many of those most unfairly targeted by the NYPD.