Over 2,500 Police Officers Have Left the NYPD This Year
A jaw-dropping 2,516 NYPD officers have left the job in 2023.
The nation’s largest police force will be shrinking even more as the city has plans to cancel the next five Police Academy classes.
According to NYPD pension data reviewed by the New York Post, “a total of 2,516 NYPD cops have left so far this year, the fourth highest number in the past decade and 43% more than the 1,750 who hightailed it in 2018, before the pandemic and crime spikes hit the city.”
“The number of cops quitting before they reach the 20 years required to receive their full pensions also skyrocketed from 509 in 2020 to 1,040 so far this year — an alarming 104% increase,
