NYC blues: The number of potential NYPD cops plummets

[Kamaji]

NYC blues: The number of potential NYPD cops plummets

By Tina Moore   
July 15, 2023

The number of people interested in taking the NYPD exam is cratering, likely hitting a new low as the city struggles to fill the positions left vacant by senior officers leaving in droves, The Post has learned.

So far this year, the NYPD has given the Police Officer Exam twice — once in March and again on Thursday.

The NYPD expected about 3,000 test takers for the winter exam – but only about 1,300 signed up.

The number of potential cops who took the Thursday test wasn’t immediately available, but insiders said it was low again — despite extending the registration period by a month, waiving the $40 fee and a contract that includes pay raises.

“The NYPD’s best recruiting tool has always been word of mouth,” Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry told The Post. “But right now the word is, ‘Stay away.’”

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/07/15/nyc-blues-the-number-of-potential-nypd-cops-plummets/

[Kamaji]

Gee, what a surprise.  Not.

[Hoodat]

This is what the NY electorate voted for.  They chose this.

[PeteS in CA]

What sane intelligent person wants to pursue their career in a city where targets get placed on their backs by the city council, mayor, and Prog-activist DA(s)?