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NYPD data collection on missing children

1:58:27

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Council Member Stevens, on behalf of Council Member Sabina Brooks Powers, inquires about NYPD's data collection on missing children, including breakdowns by age, race, and contributing factors.

  • NYPD confirms they track data on missing children by precinct, age, race, and gender
  • Some uncertainty about tracking 'contributing factors' without clarification
  • Discussion on the challenges of managing and reporting large amounts of data
  • Council Member Stevens emphasizes the importance of comprehensive data collection despite the workload
Althea Stevens
1:58:27
Alright.
1:58:27
So you agree with all these things.
1:58:28
Love it.
1:58:29
Great.
1:58:29
So love that for you.
1:58:32
Alright.
1:58:32
Well, next question.
1:58:33
This is from council member, Sabina Brooks Powers.
1:58:38
This is for NYPD.
1:58:39
Does the NYPD have any data available specifically on missing children?
1:58:43
If so, does this include, data broken down by ace, rage, and and contributing factors?
1:58:51
If not, does NYPD track this data?
Josh Levin
1:58:55
Yes to 80% of that.
1:58:56
I don't know what contributing factors means.
1:58:58
Did they give any clarification on what that means?
1:59:00
Mm-mm.
Althea Stevens
1:59:00
Or other contributing factors, like, other things that might, go along with, like, why they might be missing other than, like, ace rage and
Josh Levin
1:59:09
Yeah.
1:59:09
So, the director just pointed out maybe mental health or something else related to that.
1:59:13
You'd have to dive into every individual case to figure that out.
1:59:16
But, yes, we do track by precinct age, race, gender.
Ina Mendez
1:59:23
Alright.
Josh Levin
1:59:24
It's a lot.
1:59:25
I'm just saying.
Althea Stevens
1:59:27
It's okay that it's a lot.
1:59:28
Like, I don't why why are we afraid of it being a lot?
1:59:31
Like, we that's it's important for us to know that it's a lot, so so then that gives us the information that we can fight for to get you more resources.
1:59:38
So I don't care if it's a lot, and I'm sorry that it's making your job higher.
1:59:41
Tell them not you know, y'all got y'all always running up to overtime.
1:59:43
Tell them to have
Sabine Chery
1:59:44
somebody else do it.
1:59:45
You know?
Althea Stevens
1:59:46
But, no, thank you guys today for being here.
1:59:49
I don't do you have any more questions here, Sloan?
1:59:51
Actually, just Alright.
1:59:52
Well, thank you.
Yusef Salaam
1:59:53
Just a just a few, very, very short ones.
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