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Clarification of gang database addition and removal numbers

1:56:48

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Council Member Yusef Salaam requests clarification on the numbers of additions to and removals from the NYPD's gang database. Chief Michael Lipetri restates and expands on the statistics.

Lipetri reiterates the numbers for 2023 and the previous year
He confirms that the trend of more removals than additions extends back to at least 2020
This clarification emphasizes the NYPD's efforts to reduce the size of the database over time

Yusef Salaam

1:56:48

Sure.

1:56:48

Thank you as well.

1:56:50

Just for clarification, can you give me those numbers again?

1:56:54

The input and then the removed?

Michael Gerber

1:56:55

Yes.

Michael LiPetri

1:56:57

So in 2023, it was two zero one were added.

1:57:01

Two zero one individuals were added into the criminal group database, and sixteen thirty three were removed.

1:57:08

And last year, four 80 one added 1,559.

1:57:13

And it's the same going back to well, almost the same going back to 2022, more removed than added.

1:57:20

Same thing in 2021, more removed than added, and same in 2020.

Yusef Salaam

1:57:26

Thank you.

1:57:27

We'll now hear from council member Holden for his questions.

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