Wednesday, January 15, 2025

NYC reforms policy on risky police car chases

Also today: Wildfire smoke from the LA fires is a hidden health cost, and what's on this year's World Monument Watch.
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In December, we reported that the number of car chases by New York Police Department officers skyrocketed under Mayor Eric Adams, accompanied by a rise in the crash rate for NYPD vehicles. Increasingly, those pursuits ended in injuries or deaths, yet discipline has been rare for officers who fail to follow proper procedure before engaging in potentially fatal chases, according to Bloomberg CityLab's investigation.

Today, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced new policies aimed at limiting and better monitoring the use of a dangerous tactic that can put both police and the public's safety at risk. Among other things, the agency will prohibit vehicle pursuits for low-level offenses, restricting them to incidents involving more serious violent crimes — a change that puts the city's policy more in line with national guidance on best practices. Read more from Fola Akinnibi today on CityLab: NYPD Reforms Car Chase Policy Amid Rising Crashes, Injuries

 — Linda Poon

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