New York Police Department ranks are shrinking to their thinnest in nearly a decade amid plummeting morale linked to anti-cop protests, even as crime in the nation's largest city is spiking.

Bill Bratton is warning that the city will face a "crisis"-level shortage of Finest over the next few years due to the spate of departures among frustrated ranks and the defund-the-police movement.

The shake-up in the NYPD’s upper ranks continued Wednesday as the department reassigned 29 captains to new positions. Most of the transfers, announced to department brass Tuesday, took place … ...

The new rookies from the July and October classes are expected to add 1,200 to the dwindling ranks of the police department, which has struggled to recruit new officers and retain seasoned cops ove… ...

The first new batch of NYPD cops since police brass lowered the admission standards earlier this year was sworn in on Thursday — with Mayor Eric Adams setting a target of 35,000 cops in uniform ...

The changing face of the nation’s biggest police force — which comes amid continued outreach efforts by the NYPD and shifts in the city’s demographics — comes 20 years after… ...

NYPD Welcomes Newest Four-Legged Rookies to its Ranks BY Alyssa Paolicelli Queens PUBLISHED 8:40 AM ET Oct. 30, 2019 PUBLISHED 8:40 AM EDT Oct. 30, 2019 ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry is from one of New York City’s toughest neighborhoods, and at one point in his life, he says gang members tried to… ...