The number of potential cops signing up to join the NYPD has dropped to a fraction of what it was just five years ago, part of a nationwide trend.
The NYPD has given between one and three exams per year over the past several years.PBA President Patrick Hendry said the word about the NYPD today is “stay away.”In 2019, 14127 cops sat for just one exam. In 2022, the NYPD had only 6,489 test takers for three exams — a stunning 65 percent drop from 2017, police sources said.
The newest test was expected to draw more interest after the NYPD extended the registration period by a month, waived the $40 fee, and agreed on a contract that includes pay raises for new cops.“We thought it would be better after the contract, but it’s not,” a law enforcement source said. He was referring to bail reform laws passed in Albany that make it more difficult to keep criminals in custody and to City Council bills that have made it harder to make arrests.
“Patrol treats people like s—,” said a police officer with more than two decades on the job. “I told my son to do something else.”NYC is struggling to fill the positions left vacant by senior officers leaving in droves, The Post has learned.Candidates become police officers after they are trained at the Police Academy at 30-30 28th Avenue in Queens.That’s why he would advise a young man or woman to look elsewhere if they are interested in working for the city.
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