Q&A
Discussion of stop and frisk data across different precincts
2:03:39
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Council Member Diana I. Ayala and Chief Jeffrey Maddrey discuss stop and frisk data across different precincts, focusing on disparities between communities.
- NYPD keeps records of stop and frisk numbers for every precinct
- Chief Maddrey compares crime numbers between different precincts (e.g., 112 Forest Hills vs. 75th Precinct)
- Discussion highlights the need for more police engagement in high-crime areas
- Ayala expresses concern about the perception that all community members are potential criminals
- Both agree on the need to avoid stopping individuals based solely on appearance (e.g., drooping pants or book bags)
Diana I. Ayala
2:03:39
keep records of, like, in a non black and brown community, you know, what the what the numbers of stop and frisk are and compare that?
Jeffrey Maddrey
2:03:45
Absolutely.
2:03:46
I have stop and frisk for every precinct.
Diana I. Ayala
2:03:48
Okay.
Jeffrey Maddrey
2:03:49
And for every precinct, I can tell you the stop and frisk.
2:03:51
I look at the precincts.
2:03:52
I look at the crime.
2:03:53
And like I said, the example I used, I looked at the 112 Forest Hills, the area I know.
2:03:57
I looked at the 75.
2:03:58
I mean, the crime numbers are completely different.
2:04:01
They're completely different.
2:04:02
We need more cops over there.
2:04:04
We need cops to engage.
2:04:06
People are being shot over there.
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People are being No.
Diana I. Ayala
2:04:08
I listen.
2:04:08
I get that, and I hear that in my in my precinct council meetings.
2:04:11
Right?
2:04:11
I hear that a lot from my especially, like, a lot of the senior citizens that are sitting in front of benches that are, you know, sometimes having to, you know, throw themselves on the floor because there's gunshots happening.
2:04:22
I get that.
2:04:23
Like, I I wanna feel safe in my own community.
2:04:25
I wanna I want people to feel safe in their own community, but I just don't want there to be an impression that because there are people in my community that, you know, may be committing crimes, that we're all committing crimes.
2:04:37
And how do we get to a place where we're not necessarily stopping folks just because they have drooping pants or wearing a book bag that looks like, you know, it may have something in it when there's no other obvious reason for stopping that person.
2:04:52
Right?
2:04:52
Like, there has to be that.
2:04:53
And then unless we meet there, we're gonna have this conversation every single year.
2:04:58
We're never gonna change because we're doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome.
