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With a new class of NYPD Police Academy graduates preparing to hit the streets today, the Police Benevolent Association released new retirement and resignation data showing that the NYPD’s uniformed ranks have continued to shrink, with high attrition outstripping a recent surge in hiring.
PBA President Patrick Hendry said:
“Recruitment is only one part of the equation. To actually fix the NYPD staffing crisis, we need to keep the cops we already have. Cops are quitting the NYPD every single day because they’re subjected to an inhumane workload, endless demonization and second-guessing and uncompetitive compensation. Addressing those issues should be priority number one for our city leaders, both right now and in the months ahead.”
From October 2024 through October 2025, 3,668 uniformed NYPD members of all ranks have either resigned or filed for retirement, according to data collected by the Police Pension Fund (see table below). During that same period, the NYPD brought in 3,562 new recruits. The department currently reports a uniformed headcount of 33,745, compared to the 33,812 on the job in 2024 and the NYPD’s peak staffing of 40,285 in 2000, according to Independent Budget Office data.
The recruits graduating from the Police Academy today were hired in April and May and are already counted as part of the NYPD’s uniformed headcount. Since their hiring, 1,642 members have resigned or filed for retirement.
Last week, Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan to increase the NYPD’s headcount by 5,000 members. The NYPD’s current budgeted headcount is 35,001, a figure the Department has not reached in five years.
PBA members have been working under an expired contract since August 1, 2025. Contract negotiations with the Adams administration remain ongoing.
NYPD Turnover – October 2024 to October 2025 |
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| Month | Retirement Filings (Service + Disability) |
Quits (Vested Retirement + Resignations)* |
Total Attrition |
Hiring | Net Gain/Loss |
| Oct-25 | 172 | 73 | 245 | 0 | -245 |
| Sep-25 | 117 | 63 | 180 | 0 | -180 |
| Aug-25 | 126 | 115 | 241 | 1,093 | 852 |
| Jul-25 | 183 | 48 | 231 | 0 | -231 |
| Jun-25 | 321 | 57 | 378 | 0 | -378 |
| May-25 | 255 | 112 | 367 | 97 | -270 |
| Apr-25 | 182 | 45 | 227 | 674 | 447 |
| Mar-25 | 182 | 78 | 260 | 0 | -260 |
| Feb-25 | 231 | 75 | 306 | 49 | -257 |
| Jan-25 | 384 | 59 | 443 | 996 | 553 |
| Dec-24 | 277 | 98 | 375 | 0 | -375 |
| Nov-24 | 174 | 60 | 234 | 1 | -233 |
| Oct-24 | 127 | 54 | 181 | 652 | 471 |
| Total | 2,731 | 937 | 3,668 | 3,562 | -106 |
*Vested Retirements include members who leave with more than 5 years of service but without reaching their full service retirement date. Resignations include members who leave with less than 5 years of service, or those who transfer their pension credit to another retirement system (e.g., those who take another policing job in New York State).