
NYPD's first police officer recruiting drive since 2019 receives drop in applications
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After a summer and fall of antipolice protests around the country, reports that departments were having trouble retaining and hiring officers, the NYPD announced Tuesday afternoon that roughly 1,000 less people took interest in taking the city’s police exam this year compared to last.
The city had even offered the test for free this year, dropping the $40 filing fee in a bid to attract more candidates. Authorities also extended the signup deadline by a week, but it was still shorter than a normal year. Officials reported receiving 425 applicants a day this year, an unorthodox statistical breakdown, but said the last two exams averaged 350 a day. Nearly a third of the total applications came in during the one-week extension.More Related News