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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Programmatic Review

1 forecast The 2002 Executive Budget reflects the Police Department’s effort to build on its success in reducing crime to record levels while improving its infrastructure and emergency response capabilities.

In 2001, the Department expanded the police force to its largest size in history. Tn 2002, the NYPD will engage in a recruitment and outreach program aimed at attracting top candidates within and outside of New York City and increasing the number of police exams administered each year. w)____ t002 To address a shrinking and aging vehicle fleet, the Department increased its replacement purchases of vehicles iminary udget and will begin replacing the mobile data terminals within them. Upgrades and replacement of Department helicopters will further enhance the NYPD’s abilities to rapidly respond to emergencies throughout the City. In 45,584 response to a steady rise in call volume to the City’s emergency 9-1-1 call center, the City is exploring the feasibility of a non-emergency 3-1-1 call taking system. This system would increase public access to information and 11,076 services, improve the quality and responsiveness of public services, and provide volume relief to the critical lines / ofcommunicationtotheemergency 9-1-1 call center. 56,660 ■ 1

In 2001, the Department received over $4 million to improve the physical state of its facilities. In 2002, the NYPD will hire,60 additional custodians and 200 full time equivalents to clean and maintain the 97 precincts, 111,344 transit districts and public service areas in the City. The increase in staffing, along with additional funding for 7,764 the'replacement of precinct furniture, will ensure that police facilities are property maintained for the public and 52 for the employees of the Department. ,

) Crime rates reached an historic low in 2000. Complaints received for the seven major crimes in the FBI index 1,500 totaled 288,368 in calendar year 2000, which is lower than any single reported year since 1970. According to 36,000 preliminary data, arrest? in calendar year 2000 totaled 387,233, an increase of 46 percent compared to 265,229 total arrests in calendar year 1993. While felony arrests are down, misdemeanor arrests have increased steadily since 1994. The increase in misdemeanor arrests is indicative of the Police Department’s focus on quality of life improvements. 56,660 INCREASED ARRESTS AND REDUCED CRIME 2,573 ' 800,000 1ITHIII Index Crime 700,000

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400,006 Total Arrests 300,000

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