Police misconduct cost New York City taxpayers more than $117m in 2025
by Richard Luscombe from US news | The Guardian on (#73ZJJ)
More than 1,000 lawsuits were resolved last year, including multimillion-dollar payouts tied to overturned convictions
Misconduct by the New York police department (NYPD) cost the city's taxpayers more than $117m in 2025, a study of lawsuits resolved last year has found.
The figure, in an analysis by the Legal Aid Society reported by the Gothamist, is the third highest yearly total since 2018. But it is lower than the 2024 settlement amount, which topped $200m.
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