Relates to accurate reporting of crime statistics in New York city; requires data be separated where a precinct includes one or more correctional facility, detention facility, transportation facility or other location that is within the boundaries of the precinct but to which officers of the precinct are not assigned the duty to patrol and respond to incidents.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6531
IN SENATE
February 3, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to accurate reporting of crime statistics
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 14-150 of the administrative code of the city of
2 New York is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
3 d. 1. The department shall ensure that crime statistics and similar
4 data are reported in a manner that is accurate and not misleading when a
5 precinct includes one or more correctional facilities, detention facili-
6 ties, transportation facilities or other locations that are within the
7 boundaries of the precinct but to which officers of the precinct are not
8 assigned the duty to patrol and respond to incidents.
9 2. When providing an interactive crime map on the city's website
10 pursuant to subdivision r of section one thousand seventy-two of the New
11 York city charter or when issuing any report involving crime statistics
12 or similar data to the public, either in print or electronic form, which
13 reports such data for an entire precinct, the department shall also
14 report on a disaggregated basis: (i) any such data representing inci-
15 dents attributable to those locations within the boundaries of a
16 precinct to which officers of the precinct are assigned to patrol and
17 respond to incidents; and (ii) any such data representing incidents
18 attributable to a correctional facility, detention facility, transporta-
19 tion facility or other location that is within the boundaries of the
20 precinct, but to which officers of the precinct are not assigned the
21 duty to patrol and respond to incidents. Any reporting of such data on
22 an aggregated basis shall clearly indicate that the data includes both
23 areas under the jurisdiction of the precinct and other locations or
24 facility areas that are not under the jurisdiction of the precinct, and
25 shall identify such other locations or facilities.
26 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10906-03-4
