Q&A
Discussion on response times and implementation of How Many Stops Act
2:24:47
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Council Member Holden inquires about the impact of the How Many Stops Act on response times. Deputy Commissioner Gerber explains that response times have not increased and provides details on how the NYPD has implemented the new reporting requirements.
- Response times in Q3 2024 were slightly down
- Officers have flexibility in filling out Level 1 encounter forms
- About 18,000 hours (1,440,000 in overtime) spent on the new forms in Q3 2024
Robert F. Holden
2:24:47
Thank you, chair.
2:24:48
And and thank you for your testimony, deputy commissioner and chief.
2:24:53
I just, want to bring up, on how many stops, I know you don't have the data yet, but you do have the data on response times and critical response.
2:25:02
Could you tell us since, recently, since that law was enacted, are there is there an increase in the response times?
Michael Gerber
2:25:11
So the the very short answer to that is no.
2:25:15
Let me let me give you a little bit more data about that, though.
2:25:19
So I'll I'll pull it up in a second.
2:25:21
The the response times in the Q3 of 2024 were down slightly.
2:25:27
Obviously, there are a lot of factors that go into that.
2:25:29
It's something that the department has been very focused on, and chief Madri can can speak to that.
2:25:33
But 3rd quarter response times were down slightly.
2:25:36
I think when it comes to how many stops, what we've done as part of our policy is we've given officers the choice, essentially.
2:25:43
They can either for the level one form, they can fill it out essentially in real time.
2:25:48
Right?
2:25:48
You can sort of as you have each level one encounter, you can add to the form and essentially, like, save the form over the course of the day, if that makes sense.
2:25:56
Or you can do it at the end of your tour, based on body worn camera, based on your activity log, based on your memory.
2:26:04
That flexibility we thought was important for for a variety of reasons, in part because this is new and we just, we're trying to figure out what works best.
2:26:13
Part of it also is, obviously, depending on the command, the tour, can vary very widely.
2:26:18
And there are places where officers are running from one critical call to the next.
2:26:21
We didn't want them to have to fill it out in real time.
2:26:24
Obviously, if they if they have the time, then great.
2:26:26
But if they don't have the time, they can do it at the end of tour.
2:26:29
I think we are seeing, a lot of officers doing it at the end of tour, which which would explain why, you're not seeing an increase in response times.
2:26:39
We do have an overtime code for how many stops.
2:26:45
So So the Q3 of 2024 is about 18,000 hours spent, on on on on the form, by our police officers.
2:26:54
That's about 1,440,000, in, in overtime.
2:27:00
So I think you're you're you're not seeing it play out in response times.
2:27:04
You're seeing it play out
