Communities United For Policing: OIG Report Exposes “NYPD’s Entrenched Culture Of Secrecy And Impunity Under Mayor Adams”

In response to a new report released by the Office of Inspector General for the NYPD on the Community Response Team (CRT), Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released the following statement on behalf of CPR Spokesperson, Loyda Colon (they/them), Executive Director, Justice Committee.“The new OIG report exposes yet another alarming example of the NYPD’s entrenched culture of secrecy and impunity under Mayor Adams. During his administration, the mayor has relentlessly expanded policing while systematically dismantling transparency and oversight, enabling increased harassment and abuse by the NYPD. The CRT’s aggressive enforcement of low-level offenses disproportionately harms Black, Latinx, and other communities of color, perpetuating harm rather than delivering safety. This kind of unchecked over-policing goes hand and hand with the mayor and his NYPD’s practice of shielding officers who commit misconduct, even in cases of deadly violence like the NYPD killings of Kawaski Trawick, Allan Feliz, and Delrawn Small.“It’s more urgent than ever that the NYPD fully comply with current transparency laws, including the How Many Stops Laws, which are meant to shine a light on the most common interactions police have in our communities, including investigative encounters frequently used by CRT officers. New Yorkers deserve real transparency, accountability and...