The NYPD is facing a historic rate of attrition, as amNewYork reported in August. An average of 300 cops per month have quit or retired this year. But rank-and-file members still on the job tell this publication that the mass exodus is also causing slow response times, according to reports, while battling an overwhelming workload.
According to the Mayor’s Management Report, which was released last week, the current average response time is 14 minutes and 53 seconds — which is a 90-second improvement from the average of 15 minutes and 23 seconds in fiscal year (FY) 2024. But over the last half-decade, according to the same report, response times have steadily grown longer by a large margin.
