This City Was Forced to Overhaul Its Police Department. Crime Plummeted.

A federal judge said she was prepared to release Newark from a 2016 consent decree imposed after investigators found the city’s police routinely used excessive force and conducted unconstitutional stops and searches.

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London Police Chief Apologizes Over Officers’ ‘Reprehensible’ Behavior

The police commissioner spoke after the BBC broadcast video showing officers making sexualized comments, reveling in the use of violence and expressing racist views.

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Chicago to Pay $90 Million to Settle Cases Tied to an Ex-Police Sergeant’s Team

The agreement to resolve scores of lawsuits was a significant blow to a city facing budget challenges, but not as pricey as some officials had feared.

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Off-Duty N.Y.P.D. Officer Shoots Man Who Tried to Rob Her at Penn Station

The man attempted to rob the police officer and another off-duty officer in plain clothes. The man was in stable condition after being struck in the arm.

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Boston to Pay $150,000 to 2 Wrongly Accused Black Men in White Woman’s Killing

Boston’s mayor, Michelle Wu, apologized in 2023 to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett for the actions of police after the 1989 killing of Carol Stuart.

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N.Y.P.D. Misconduct Complaints Surged Under Adams, Report Says

The number of misconduct reports to a watchdog agency increased 60 percent under Mayor Eric Adams and last year were the highest in a decade, according to a city report.

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N.Y.C. Watchdog Agency Is Investigating Deaths in Police Custody

Nine people have died this year, about half the toll at this time last year. Advocacy and legal groups say the city is still not doing enough to ensure the safety of its detainees.

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Mamdani Pushed to Cut 1,300 Officers From a ‘Racist’ N.Y.P.D. in 2022

Zohran Mamdani has said that critical remarks he made in 2020 about the police do not reflect his views. But as a state assemblyman in 2022, he still held anti-police positions.

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High School Student Is Fatally Shot During F.B.I. and A.T.F. Operation in Pennsylvania

The state police said Kendrick Curtis Jr. 18, “discharged a firearm towards them” on Thursday, before being shot.

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Mayor Adams Had a Mixed Year, Annual N.Y.C. Report Shows

The Mayor’s Management Report, a trove of statistics about crime rates, public health and many other issues, arrived at the tail end of Mayor Eric Adams’s re-election campaign.

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