Q&A
CIT training completion statistics
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4 min
Chief of Training Olufunmilola Obe provides detailed statistics and information about Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training completion within the NYPD. The data covers training numbers, recent initiatives, and the department's efforts to expand CIT training.
- Since 2015, 21,705 active and retired members have been trained in CIT
- Currently, about half of the NYPD (16,454 members) is trained in CIT
- All recruits now receive the 4-day CIT training as part of their initial training
- The department has expanded class sizes and implemented virtual training to reach more officers
- 77% of patrol command officers, 73% of housing officers, and 75% of transit officers have been trained in CIT
Yusef Salaam
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How many officers completed CIT training by quarter in the years 2024, 23, 22, 21, all the way down to 2015.
Olufunmilola Obe
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Okay.
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So just real quick.
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CIT, just some background.
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So it's a national model adopted in 2015.
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We don't quite sort of stress to the council that we don't work in the vacuum as the NYPD.
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We do work in conjunction with DHMH through an MOU, and also we use clinicians from CUCS.
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Through the 4 day training at the Police Academy, there's also one day session where we have a peer panel, you know, just to support us in the training.
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So since inception, since 20 team.
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We've trained 21,705 members.
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That's active and retired members.
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Currently, about half of the NYPD is trained.
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That's 16,454 members.
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Currently trained in CIT.
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Some other concerns that come up always is how is it?
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We don't close-up that gap gap to get closer to about 90% compliance or more.
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The numbers have not dropped.
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Again, 21,705 active and retired, and currently half of the members have trained.
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Since 2015, we also had, I just want to mention to the council, we had a 2 year gap.
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With COVID.
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So from March 23 2020 through March 21 2022, 2 years, we did not have CIT training.
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Some of the things we recognize the seriousness of the training and some other things that we've done to really close that gap and really to get a lot of our members, a refresher or, you know, trained.
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I just wanna mention I mentioned this at a last council hearing.
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It's since October 2023.
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Every single recruit gets the same 4 day training.
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So when you think about 4 classes in a year, average class, about 600 recruits, on average, about 2400 recruits will be trained in CIT.
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I also want to mention that as we train, one of the things we do is to prioritize separation no commands, why?
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Because they are the most likely officers to have any type of encounter with someone that's suffering from the throes of mental crisis.
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So we're certainly doing that.
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I just want to mention that with patrol as of September 19th this year, Overall, patrol total numbers is 14.9.15.
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We've trained 77.50.
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That's about 52% of patrol command.
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Our officers assigned to patrol trained, housing about 73%, transit 75%.
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And other units, we don't prioritize as much, but we just we we focused really on the on the operational commands.
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We've also expanded CIT.
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The initial design was to have intimate small classes, 25 per class.
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We have 2 sessions now at AM and PM class.
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We also have doubled each class now to about 50.
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So in a week, we have 2 sessions going back to back.
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On average, 80 to a 100 members are trained in CIT.
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33,000 members.
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Right?
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Ebony just mentioned, 9 minute calls, 174.
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Calls that we've responded to.
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We have to reach 33,000 members, and one of the things we've done with great success is to put out a training video, virtual training, a little bit of refresher.
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And this particular one that we put out this year is titled, to engage in individuals in a mental health crisis.
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And so far, we put that out as of September as of today, actually, we have 70 70% of our members trained.
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That equates to 23,352 members trained.
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There's also a concern about supervisors on the scene and what's their role.
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One of the things we've also done this year is to implement a 1 day refresher course.
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So for every new captain trained, every new lieutenant trained, every sergeant trained, We have a a one day refresher.
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We work again very closely with CUCS.
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We're very happy with our partnership with them, and they also help us to have that they bring on the payer panel who actually speak through their lived experiences.
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I sat through the training myself, and I think I found that to be the most moving experience out of this CIT training.
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So total this year so far, again, we just started July 1st with the with the supervisors.
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130 supervisors trained so far, captains, lieutenants, and sergeants.
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And occasionally, every quarter or so, we put out a fresher bulletin.
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If there's procedures, their train changed, policy, their change.
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And we put out a refresher bulletin.
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We published 1 in April of this year.
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And I'm pleased to say that we have over we had really good responses with that, and we have over around 90% of our members trained through the virtual training.
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So that's just quick background on CIT.
