Illegal police stops by NYPD have increased under Mayor Eric Adams' administration, monitor says

Illegal police stops by the NYPD have drastically increased under the Adams administration, according to a monitor.

NEW YORK — Illegal police stops by the New York City Police Department have drastically increased under Mayor Eric Adams ' administration, according to a court-appointed monitor.An audit released Wednesday found that the department is conducting more stops, frisks and searches overall, and more that violate the law.In 2023, there were nearly 17,000 reported stops. That's nearly double the amount in 2020.

'We really need to look closely at those units regarding their effectiveness and true necessity, and whether or not they're actually harming New Yorkers rather than engaging in lawful policing,' said Guadalupe Aguirre, a staff attorney for the New York Civil Liberties Union.

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