NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea announced at a press conference today that the NYPD will begin to track hate crimes in Compstat, their recording method for major index crimes. This move comes after a 20% increase in hate crimes in 2019, of which the majority targeted Jewish New Yorkers.

Councilman Chaim Deutsch, who Chairs the NYC Council�s Jewish Caucus, drafted legislation requiring the NYPD to make this change in their hate crimes reporting. He recently met with the NYPD�s chief legal counsel Oleg Chernayvsky, to push for hate crimes to be reported in Compstat.

�Compstat has proven to aid in reducing crime, so I think it�s important that we include hate crimes in these metrics. I drafted legislation to push for this because, with hate crimes on the rise, I think it is vitally important that there is transparency in reporting. The public deserves to know when there is a rise in a particular crime, and of course when there is a reduction as well. I am grateful to Commissioner Shea and the entire police department for taking this important step,� said Councilman Chaim Deutsch.

Thrilled to learn that the NYPD has agreed to incorporate hate crime numbers in their Compstat reporting.

This is an excellent move, & something I have been pushing for months.

Grateful to @NYPDShea and NYPD Legal Affairs Commissioner Oleg Chernyavsky for their partnership! https://t.co/cwE9xm0mnW

— Chaim Deutsch (@ChaimDeutsch) January 6, 2020

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