The NYPD Ain't What It Used To Be

Well, this is nice news from the Police Department: last year officers shot and killed the fewest people since the NYPD started tracking those stats in 1971. In 2010 just eight people were killed by officers and, in another low, only 16 were wounded by police gunfire. The previous record for the department was nine deaths in 2005, there were police-related 12 deaths in 2009. And just how far has the department come? In 1971 the police shot and killed 93 people and wounded 221. Here's to 2011 having even less.

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By Garth Johnston in News on January 12, 2011 2:45 PM

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Just Me

Even the cops in the 70's were gangsta.

silver

Lazy cops. You show up 10 minutes after the shooting to make sure the perp and any chance of getting shot (or getting him) are long gone.

Guest

I tend not to like NYPD too much but I can tell you that shootings are one thing they respond to with great speed. It takes only a few seconds for a perp to be "in the wind"