NYPD brain drain: NYC detectives retiring in droves sparks fears of ‘chaotic’ crime crisis

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 NYPD brain drain: NYC detectives retiring in droves sparks fears of ‘chaotic’ crime crisis
Story by Tina Moore • 14h

The number of detectives in the NYPD has dropped below 5,000 for the first time since the pandemic – and union leaders warn that 1,600 more gumshoes could retire by the end of the year, The Post has learned.

There are 4,948 detectives in the NYPD today compared to 7,000 at the staffing peak following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

Another 1,676 investigators with at least 19 years or more on the job will be eligible to retire in 2025, union officials said.


Chart shows that the number of detectives in the NYPD has dropped. NY Post Design
 
The Detectives’ Endowment Association said 359 gumshoes have already put in for retirement in the first two months of this year — compared to 453 in all of 2024.

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Will NYPD hire, as some have suggested, illegal aliens to make up for all the people leaving and a shortage of people willing to work in that third world city?