Peace Officer Removals from NYC Benefits and SNAP Centers

Records of removals by peace officers at New York City Benefits Access Centers and SNAP Centers. The data is disaggregated by the date of removal, the specific center location, and the basis for the encounter. It is published by the City of New York under Local Law 161, with the latest update recorded in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in removal frequency using the date column.
• Compare removal rates across different job centers or SNAP centers using the location column.
• Categorize and quantify the basis for each encounter using the basis column.
• Assess the implementation of Local Law 161 by cross-referencing removal data with center operational metrics.

Strengths

• Data is disaggregated by three specific dimensions: date, location, and encounter basis.
• Legally mandated collection under Local Law 161 provides a formal reporting structure.
• Updated regularly, with a last recorded update in April 2026.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and sample size limits statistical analysis.
• No demographic columns (e.g., age, gender) are mentioned, restricting intersectional analysis.
• Geographic scope is limited to New York City, not generalizable to other regions.

Provenance

Source

City of New York.

Collection Method

Administrative records of removals by peace officers pursuant to section 9.41 of the mental hygiene law.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026.

Geography

New York City Benefits Access Centers and SNAP Centers.