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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Critical shortage of police officers in Staten Island
4:39:18
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DA McMahon highlights a severe shortage of uniformed police officers and detectives in Staten Island, emphasizing that current staffing levels are lower than they were in 1968 despite significant population growth.
- There are fewer cops deployed on Staten Island today than in 1968
- The borough's population has grown to about 167% of what it was in 1968
- McMahon stresses the need for more uniformed personnel, detectives, and leadership to prevent, deter, and investigate crime
Michael McMahon
4:39:18
During my testimony before you last year and the year before that, I warned the council that Staten Island was facing a dire shortage of uniformed police officers and detectives patrolling and keeping our boroughs safe.
4:39:32
And despite our persistent pleas, even still today, there were fewer cops deployed on Staten Island than there were in 1968.
4:39:41
I didn't misread that.
4:39:43
There were fewer cops today on Staten Island than there were in 1968 when our population was barely 60% of what it is today.