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Assembly Bill A6850

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to accurate reporting of crime statistics in New York city

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2015-A6850 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-150, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A7481

2015-A6850 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2015-A6850 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6850

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DINOW-
  ITZ, FARRELL, SEPULVEDA -- 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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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