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Police & Fire

Bleeding blue: Why is the NYPD losing an average of 300 cops per month?

By Dean Moses Posted on August 19, 2025

New York’s Finest swore an oath to protect the city, but many say they didn’t sign up for all this.

Law enforcement sources are sounding the alarm, charging that the NYPD is losing cops at record levels to other departments, not only leaving the city woefully unprotected but also driving other officers to the brink of retirement themselves.

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Bleeding blue: Why is the NYPD losing an average of 300 cops per month?

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