How bad is police corruption in the NYPD?

Not as bad as it once was. Worse than it should be. Any police corruption should not be tolerated, but, in a department the size of NYPD, the largest on the continent, probably the larges in the western hemisphere, it should be expected. But in comparison to previous decades, it’s cleaned up its act to an amazing degree. read more

Allegations of misconduct and corruption have occurred in the history of the New York City Police Department. Over 12,000 such cases have resulted in lawsuit settlements totalling over $400 million during a five-year period ending in 2014. read more

Part The Godfather, part The Wire, The Force is a Molotov cocktail of cops and corruption, where good guys are also bad guys, and police malfeasance isn’t just about skimming money off drug busts—it’s about something far more insidious: the corruption that comes when trying to do the right thing. read more