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NYPD officers shot the fewest people ever this year

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By Carter Sherman and Allison McCann Dec 22, 2017

New York City police officers shot fewer than two dozen people this year, a record low and the result of major shifts in policing practices that have led to drops in police shootings around the country.

By the end of November, New York City police officers had shot 18 people, half of them fatally, according to data obtained by VICE News. The New York Daily News reported updated numbers Thursday showing officers fired their guns in 23 incidents in 2017.

Read more at: https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/j5vm7d/nypd-officers-shot-the-fewest-people-ever-this-year
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The New York Daily News reported updated numbers Thursday showing officers fired their guns in 23 incidents in 2017.

Sure doesn't seem like many times for whatever this figure means.

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