Reporting on New York City: Policing & Crime
Policing & Crime
The brief Don't Be a Copagandist! A Resource for Media on Covering "Crime" and Violence, compiled by Mia Henry, Lewis Raven Wallace, and Andrea J. Ritchie, offers eight tips for journalists reporting on policing.
An individual's official arrest and conviction history ("rap sheet") is only available at their own request, with fingerprints. A criminal history record search (CHRS) can be requested by anyone, for a fee of $95, by providing a name and birthdate. Arrest reports are not routinely released by the NYPD although they can be the subject of a FOIL request (see examples of requests to the NYPD on MuckRock).
- National Archive of Criminal Justice DataA repository of data from 3,100+ studies and statistical data series, including well-known datasets such as the BJS’ National Crime Victimization Survey and the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports. Established in 1978, the NACJD is part of the ICPSR, a research center at the University of Michigan.
- NYPD Crime StatisticsThe landing page for the NYPD's current and historical crime statistics for the city, borough, and precincts. Compstat 2.0 is the crime statistics dashboard for the current week, in tables, charts, and mapped.
- NYPD Misconduct Complaint DatabaseA repository of complaints about NYPD officers made by the public to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, created by the NYCLU, covering January 2000 through April 2023.
- NYPD Reports & DashboardsData and reports on a wide variety of topics, including personnel demographics, hate crimes, domestic violence, and subway fare evasion.
- NYS Criminal Justice StatisticsA wide variety of adult and youth justice system data, reported by county, from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
