Record numbers of New York City Department (NYPD) police officers have handed in their badges, raising concerns that residents of the nation’s largest city could see already sky-high crime rates spiral further out of control.
A total of 2,516 officers have resigned from the department in 2023, according to police pension data obtained by The Epoch Times. It is the fourth largest number in the past decade and 43 percent more than the 1,750 who resigned their positions in 2018. Further, the data show that the number of cops quitting before they reach the 20 years required to receive their full pensions increased by 104 percent since 2020.
