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Did New York City's police officers fire their guns a total of 52 times last year?

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
By Ellie Pepperell
YES

According to New York Police Department reports, its nearly 36,000 officers fired guns a total of 52 times in 2019.

New York City crime hit a record low in 2019. Guns were used rarely, but on 8,543 occasions during the year officers resorted to other types of force, including electrical weapons, impact weapons, police dogs, pepper spray, restraining mesh blankets and physical force. The police department reported 95,000 incidents of criminal activity in 2019, involving 872 fewer crime victims compared to 2018.

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