Friday Fast Fact: NYPD Calls for Service Mostly “Non Crime in Progress”
Of the variety of calls for service recorded in NYPD's 911 system, most did not involve a crime in progress, and many were calls to "See Complainant" or for "Visibility Patrol."
Friday Fast Fact: NYPD Calls for Service Mostly “Non Crime in Progress”
Of the variety of calls for service recorded in NYPD's 911 system, most did not involve a crime in progress, and many were calls to "See Complainant" or for "Visibility Patrol."
Of the 37,310 NYPD calls for service this year from Precinct 83, which encompasses Bushwick, about 90 percent were flagged as “Non Crime in Progress” and the largest number of calls fell under the type descriptions “See Complainant” and “Visibility Patrol.”
This is according to data released by NYPD on NYC Open Data, which spans this year through June. That number is also up 12.8 percent from that same time period in 2020.
Per the description provided with the data, each entry in the dataset represents an entry into the NYPD 911 system: the Intergraph Computer Aided Dispatch System or ICAD. This is the system used by call takers and dispatchers to communicate with callers and NYPD.
The data includes “entries generated by members of the public…
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Friday Fast Fact: NYPD Calls for Service Mostly “Non Crime in Progress”
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