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NYPD Says Record 2025 Hiring Lifts Force to Near Budgeted Level as 1,142 Recruits Sworn In

The police union disputes the claimed net gains, pointing to more than 3,400 departures in the past year.

LA City Council Grants Short-Term LAPD Hiring Funds, Defers Mayor’s $4.4 Million Request

Days Before Election, Adams Unveils Plan to Grow NYPD to 40,000 by 2029

Adams Budgets 5,000 More NYPD Officers, Targeting 40,000-Strong Force by 2029

Sacramento Police to Pull SROs From Natomas Schools, Reassign Transit Officers to Patrol in January 2026