Cop Accountability Project News Today

Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) interim chair Arva Rice requested a $15 million proposed budget increase at a city council hearing.

In 2023, the city reportedly paid more than $114 million in settlements, the second-highest total over the past six years.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has vetoed the City Council's controversial How Many Stops Bill, which requires police to document interactions with the public.

The legislation aims to increase police transparency by requiring cops to publicly report on lower-level stops, which they currently do not have to disclose.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dropped the murder charges against Tracy McCarter last year, citing insufficient evidence.

Including the newly revealed $30 million, the NYPD paid out more than $80 million in misconduct cases so far in 2023.

New York Police Department officers repeatedly accused of misconduct in lawsuits end up costing the city millions in settlements — and keep getting promoted.

NYPD Sgt. David Grieco has been named as a defendant in 48 filed civil lawsuits totalling more than a million dollars in payouts since 2013.

The lists reveals the NYPD members that accumulated the most civil lawsuits and highest payout totals over the past 10 years

NYPD touts the “transparency” of its officer database but leaves out millions in settlements for misconduct lawsuits.