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Int 1237-2025

Requiring the police department to report on all criminal complaints and arrests.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2025-04-10Local Law 2026/032

Enacted as Local Law 2026/032.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2025-04-10Passed: 2026-01-17Enacted: 2026-01-17

Summary

This bill would require the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to post on its website data related to all criminal complaints and arrests recorded by the Department since 2007. The dataset would include, among other fields: (i) the location, date, time, and nature of the offense; (ii) demographic information for victims, suspects, and arrestees; and (iii) information on whether a complaint resulted in an arrest or departmental resolution, and the date of such resolution. Further, the data would be stored permanently, in a machine-readable format, and be updated on a biannual basis.

Committee on Public SafetyPolice Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

How it compares

18% of similar bills passed

9 passed · 41 died

This bill: 251 days in committee

Similar bills: median 707 days · 361 days when passed

Sponsors (4)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-04-10 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-04-10 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-11-19 · Committee on Public Safety
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-11-19 · Committee on Public Safety
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-12-18 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-12-18 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-12-18 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-12-18 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-12-18 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-12-18 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2026-01-17 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2026-01-20 · City Council

Votes (60)

Aye (55)
Nantasha M. WilliamsFrancisco P. MoyaPierina Ana SanchezAdrienne E. AdamsDiana I. AyalaShaun AbreuJoann Ariola Alexa AvilésErik D. BottcherJustin L. BrannanGale A. BrewerSelvena N. Brooks-PowersTiffany L. CabánEric DinowitzHarvey D. EpsteinAmanda C. FaríasSimcha FelderOswald J. FelizJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezShahana K. HanifRobert F. HoldenCrystal HudsonRita C. JosephShekar KrishnanLinda LeeFarah N. LouisKristy MarmoratoYusef SalaamCarmen N. De La RosaJulie WonChris BanksChristopher MarteJulie MeninFrank MoranoMercedes NarcisseSandy NurseChi A. OsséVickie PaladinoKeith Powers Lincoln RestlerKevin C. RileyRafael Salamanca, Jr.Lynn C. SchulmanAlthea V. StevensSandra UngInna VernikovYusef SalaamCarmen N. De La RosaDiana I. AyalaTiffany L. CabánRobert F. HoldenRita C. JosephChristopher MarteChi A. Ossé
Nay (1)
Darlene Mealy
Abstain (1)
Althea V. Stevens
Absent (3)
David M. CarrKamillah HanksSusan Zhuang

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2025-12-18 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2025-12-18 · 10:15 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3
Committee on Public Safety · 2025-11-19 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
City Council · 2025-04-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (20)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-199 to read as follows: � 14-199 Reports on criminal complaints and arrests. a. Data. The commissioner shall post on the department's website, in machine-readable format, data on all criminal complaints and arrests. Such data shall include a listing of each criminal complaint received on or after January 1, 2007, and for each such complaint the following information: 1. A randomly generated unique identification number; 2. The precinct in which the incident occurred; 3. The date and time at which the incident occurred; 4. A description of the incident and classification of any relevant offenses, including but not limited to: (i) a reference to all alleged violations of law that occurred; and (ii) whether the highest alleged offense was a felony, misdemeanor, or violation; 5. The date on which the incident was reported to police; 6. The suspect's perceived race, gender, and age range; 7. The victim's perceived race, gender, and age range, where known; 8. The location where the incident occurred, including latitude and longitude if available, but in all cases at least as specific as the nearest intersection; 9. Whether the complaint resulted in an arrest, or otherwise has been resolved by the department; 10. The date on which any arrest or departmental resolution of a complaint occurred; and 11. If an arrest occurs, the location of such arrest and the age range, race, and gender of each arrestee. b. Any reporting of age ranges required by subdivision a of this section shall be in the following increments: under the age of 18, 18 - 25, 26 - 35, 36 - 40, 41 - 60, or over 60. c. Website. The information required to be reported by subdivision a of this section must remain posted on the city's website indefinitely, and shall be updated on a biannual basis. � 2. This local law takes effect 90 day after it becomes law. JDK/PS LS #18555 12/10/25 5pm