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Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner

Tisch Announce Hiring of Largest Police

Recruit Class in Almost 10 Years

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY

ew York City Mayor Eric Adams and New
York City Police Department (NYPD) Com-
Nmissioner Jessica S. Tisch have announced
the hiring of nearly 1,100 police officer recruits,
marking the largest class of officers sworn in by the
NYPD since January 2016. The 1,093-person class
also breaks the record for the largest NYPD class
hired during the Adams administration, previously
broken in January 2025, which consisted of 1,045
NYPD recruits. Including today’s class, already
this year, the NYPD has hired 2,911 recruits — the
highest number since 2006 — with another class
still scheduled for this year. During the totality of
the Adams administration, the NYPD has already
hired nearly 10,000 NYPD police officers when in-
cluding today’s recruit class, the 773 recruits sworn
in the past April who are still in training at the Po-
lice Academy, and the more than 8,000 other po-
lice officers who have completed their training and
already on the streets and subways keeping New
York City safe.
Today’s new class of recruits was sworn in this
morning and will begin their training at the Police
Academy tomorrow, joining a growing force of of- quality of life, and keeping New York City the saf- only remaining big-city municipal police forces
ficers preparing to make the five boroughs safer est big city in America and the best place to raise in the country with a college credit requirement
once they graduate. The recruits reflect the diver- a family.” — which limited its ability to compete for appli-
sity, talent, and experience that define New York “Today is a defining moment for the NYPD and cants with other local agencies and major cities
City: they hail from 51 different countries, speak for New York City — 1,093 new recruits are enter- nationwide. As a result of the changes announced
34 languages, and include 80 individuals with pre- ing the police academy, the largest class in nearly in February, the department reduced barriers to
vious or current military service. a decade,” said NYPD Commissioner Tisch. “The employment by reforming the required college
Today’s announcement also builds on the single most strategic thing the NYPD can do right credit minimum to enter the Police Academy
Adams administration’s “End Culture of Any- now is hire more qualified officers. That’s why we from 60 credits to 24 credits.
thing Goes” campaign, highlighting Mayor Ad- were laser-focused on addressing our recruitment The new plan also emphasizes physical fitness
ams’ ongoing efforts to change city culture, up- efforts and bringing in the next generation of of- by reinstating the previous long-standing require-
date laws and make strategic investments that ficers. The momentum is changing, and thanks to ment of completing a timed 1.5-mile run. Addi-
improve quality of life and prevent public disor- Mayor Adams’ support, we will continue to attract tionally, a recent reassessment conducted by the
der on city streets. the highest level of candidates to protect this city.” National College Credit Recommendation Service
“Public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity, The announcement underscores the adminis- determined that the completion of the six-month
and today’s announcement shows we are investing tration’s signature investments to make New York NYPD Police Academy recruit training program is
in the future of both,” said Mayor Adams. “With City safer, more affordable, and the best place equivalent to 45 college credits, an increase from
nearly 1,100 new police recruits — the most in to raise a family, while maintaining record-high the previous 36 credits. Graduates of the academy
almost 10 years — beginning their training today reserves and ensuring a strong fiscal future. The will now enter the NYPD with a minimum of 69
thanks to expanded eligibility and modernized ed- Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Adopted Budget — which college credits.
ucational requirements we announced earlier this builds on the “Best Budget Ever” — includes $3.4 Following this expanded eligibility announce-
year, we are building a stronger and more mod- billion for approximately 34,000 police officers, in- ment, daily applications increased by almost 332
ern NYPD that reflects the diversity, commitment, cluding four academy classes, and FY 2027 is fund- percent, from an average of 53.5 filings per day to
and determination of our city. These recruits will ed to support a uniform force of 35,000. 231.5 per day. During the most recent exam, that
be part of the nearly 10,000 police officers who In February 2025, NYPD Commissioner average skyrocketed 579 percent, with an average
have stepped up to serve under our administration, Tisch announced a three-part plan to attract more of 363 daily filers. There were more than 5,000 in-
helping us achieve historic reductions in crime and candidates and modernize education require- dividuals registering to take the latest police exam
keeping our communities safe. Together, we are ments to address the hiring crisis the NYPD has in just 14 days. This massive increase reflects re-
ending the culture of ‘anything goes,’ improving faced in recent years. The NYPD was one of the newed interest in New Yorkers in serving the city.

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