File #: Int 1611-2017    Version: Name: Requiring the police dept to submit reports on clearance rates of index crimes.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted
Committee: Committee on Public Safety
On agenda: 5/10/2017
Enactment date: 1/11/2018 Law number: 2018/042
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to submit reports on clearance rates of index crimes
Sponsors: Ritchie J. Torres, Rory I. Lancman, Vanessa L. Gibson, Costa G. Constantinides, Helen K. Rosenthal, Ben Kallos
Council Member Sponsors: 6
Summary: This bill would require the New York City Police Department to report on the clearance rates for index crimes by borough.
Indexes: Report Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1611-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 1611, 3. Int. No. 1611, 4. May 10, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 5. Committee Report 10/16/17, 6. Hearing Testimony 10/16/17, 7. Hearing Transcript 10/16/17, 8. Proposed Int. No. 1611-A - 12/6/17, 9. Committee Report 12/7/17, 10. Hearing Transcript 12/7/17, 11. December 11, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 12. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-11-17, 13. Int. No. 1611-A (FINAL), 14. Fiscal Impact Statement, 15. Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor, 16. Local Law 42, 17. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - December 11, 2017
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
1/17/2018ARitchie J. Torres City Council Returned Unsigned by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/11/2018ARitchie J. Torres Administration City Charter Rule Adopted  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/18/2017ARitchie J. Torres Mayor Hearing Scheduled by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/11/2017ARitchie J. Torres City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/11/2017ARitchie J. Torres City Council Approved by CouncilPass Action details Meeting details Not available
12/7/2017*Ritchie J. Torres Committee on Public Safety Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/7/2017*Ritchie J. Torres Committee on Public Safety Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/7/2017*Ritchie J. Torres Committee on Public Safety Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/7/2017ARitchie J. Torres Committee on Public Safety Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
10/16/2017*Ritchie J. Torres Committee on Public Safety Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/16/2017*Ritchie J. Torres Committee on Public Safety Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/10/2017*Ritchie J. Torres City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/10/2017*Ritchie J. Torres City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 1611-A

By Council Members Torres, Lancman, Gibson, Constantinides, Rosenthal and Kallos

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to submit reports on clearance rates of index crimes

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-171 to read as follows:

§14-171. Index crime clearance report. a. The term “clearance rate” means the number of specific crimes where at least one person has been arrested, not including voided arrests, divided by the total number of such crimes reported.

b. No later than 30 days after the quarter ending December 31, 2017 and 30 days after every quarter thereafter, the department shall publish on the department’s website a report for the prior quarter, which shall include a report for each borough, of the clearance rate for the following crimes:

1. Homicide as defined in article 125 of the penal law;

2. Rape as defined in article 130 of the penal law;

3. Robbery as defined in article 160 of the penal law;

4. Felony assault as defined in article 120 of the penal law;

5. Burglary as defined in article 140 of the penal law;

6. Grand larceny as defined in article 155 of the penal law; and

7. Grand larceny involving the theft of a motor vehicle as defined in article 155 of the penal law.

§2.  This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

LS 9652/9657/10025

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