Groundbreaking Report: NYPD Is Harmful To New York Communities

By Communities United For Police Reform Photos: YouTube Screenshots New York, NY—Tuesday, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) and the CUNY Public Science Project released the We Deserve To Be Safe Report, one of the largest studies of its kind that documents the opinions and experiences of thousands of people from highly policed neighborhoods across New York City. The academic study reached more than 3,300 people from across all five boroughs through community-based surveys and town halls and found that New Yorkers in overpoliced neighborhoods report across the board that their experiences with the NYPD are overwhelmingly harmful. The report comes on the heels of a series of federal indictments on Mayor Eric Adams, who is a former police officer, and the resignations of two NYPD commissioners and the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety.  “New Yorkers living in highly policed neighborhoods are outraged and fearful of the physical and financial expansion of the NYPD, along with the corruption and untrustworthy leadership of the Adams administration.  We are done with our city spending billions of dollars to police and criminalize us, while denying our communities true safety through investments in housing and quality healthcare, mental health, education, and employment opportunities. We...