Since its inception in New York City in 1994, CompStat — short for comparative or computer statistics — has gained considerable recognition for its role in knowledge-based law enforcement. Used by ...

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The suspect’s mug shot flashed on the screen. “Who is this guy?” the chief asked. Responded the neighborhood’s top cop: “You know, he’s a little bit of an enigma.” The conversation didn’t end there.

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- The president of an NYPD union is calling for dramatic changes at the nation's largest police department and says other recent decisions have led to an "inevitable" spike in crime.

“I’m here for Compstat,” Kimber (pictured in file photo) said, referring to the weekly data-sharing meeting on the fourth floor that has become a hallmark of New Haven’s community-policing program.

On a recent weekday morning, Inspector Carlos Valdez stood nervously behind a podium as more than 200 top NYPD cops grill him about a surge in robberies and burglaries in the 40th Precinct in the ...

In celebration of New York Magazine’s 50th anniversary, this series, which will continue through October 2018, tells the stories behind key moments that shaped the city’s culture. Dermot Shea has a ...

The crime fighting innovation that helped make New York into America’s safest big city requires police officers to question not just suspects, but each other. On a recent weekday morning, Inspector ...

CompStat may have happened without Bill Bratton; but for my money, if one person deserves accolades for pushing the initiative largely credited with lowering New York City's crime rate, it's him.

On Jan. 23, New York City announced a $75 million payout to settle a class-action lawsuit against the New York Police Department. The complainants successfully argued that the NYPD issued more than ...

We asked the Syracuse Police Department why crime is down, even though there is still a trend of violence in the city. Sgt. Thomas Blake says the lowered numbers still reflect individual incidents we ...