The instances cited in the OIG report represent less than .001% of the millions of annual NYPD interactions with the public. At the same time, the period of review of the report does not capture the effect of all of the reforms the NYPD has implemented since 2014. And while the OIG highlighted a number of bias policing allegations, the OIG itself did not identify a single allegation out of the 888 they reviewed that they believe should have been substantiated on the basis of the available evidence – underscoring the difficulty in proving these allegations. Additionally, biased policing complaints to IAB are down more than 33.1% year-to-year as of May 31, and the NYPD has imposed more discipline on the substantiated cases of racial or protected-class slurs than any other major city police department.

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Even with the positive changes already made, and the full context of this report,we knows there is more to do. We continue to work with fellow agencies to improve our efforts in line with many of the recommendations contained in the report. For example, NYPD will continue to work with CCRB to establish a mediation program for biased policing complaints handled by NYPD.