S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7481
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 22, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred 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:
Section 1. Section 14-150 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
D. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT CRIME STATISTICS AND SIMILAR
DATA ARE REPORTED IN A MANNER THAT IS ACCURATE AND NOT MISLEADING WHEN A
PRECINCT INCLUDES ONE OR MORE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, DETENTION FACILI-
TIES, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES OR OTHER LOCATIONS THAT ARE WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE PRECINCT BUT TO WHICH OFFICERS OF THE PRECINCT ARE NOT
ASSIGNED THE DUTY TO PATROL AND RESPOND TO INCIDENTS.
2. WHEN PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE CRIME MAP ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION R OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND SEVENTY-TWO OF THE NEW
YORK CITY CHARTER OR WHEN ISSUING ANY REPORT INVOLVING CRIME STATISTICS
OR SIMILAR DATA TO THE PUBLIC, EITHER IN PRINT OR ELECTRONIC FORM, WHICH
REPORTS SUCH DATA FOR AN ENTIRE PRECINCT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO
REPORT ON A DISAGGREGATED BASIS: (I) ANY SUCH DATA REPRESENTING INCI-
DENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THOSE LOCATIONS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A
PRECINCT TO WHICH OFFICERS OF THE PRECINCT ARE ASSIGNED TO PATROL AND
RESPOND TO INCIDENTS; AND (II) ANY SUCH DATA REPRESENTING INCIDENTS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, DETENTION FACILITY, TRANSPORTA-
TION 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. ANY REPORTING OF SUCH DATA ON
AN AGGREGATED BASIS SHALL CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE DATA INCLUDES BOTH
AREAS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE PRECINCT AND OTHER LOCATIONS OR
FACILITY AREAS THAT ARE NOT UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE PRECINCT, AND
SHALL IDENTIFY SUCH OTHER LOCATIONS OR FACILITIES.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014; provided, however,
that if a local law of the city of New York for the year 2013, amending
the New York city charter relating to requiring the department of infor-
mation technology and telecommunications to create and maintain an
interactive crime mapping website, as proposed in Int. 0984-2012, shall
not have taken effect on or before such date then section one of this
act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as such
local law of the city of New York for the year 2013, takes effect.