NYC Police Uniform Headcount by Agency and Fiscal Year

Yearly average uniform headcount data for the New York City Police Department, including City, Transit, and Housing police forces. The dataset is updated annually in conjunction with the Mayor's Message and is published by data.cityofnewyork.us. The last known update was in October 2021.

Use Cases

• Analyze staffing trends over time by plotting AVERAGE HEADCOUNT against FISCAL YEAR for each TYPE of police force.
• Compare planned versus actual staffing levels by filtering ACUTAL\FORECAST to assess budget execution.
• Model future headcount needs using time-series forecasting on the AVERAGE HEADCOUNT and FISCAL YEAR columns.
• Benchmark personnel levels between the City, Transit, and Housing police forces using the TYPE and AVERAGE HEADCOUNT fields.

Strengths

• Provides a multi-agency breakdown with a dedicated TYPE column for City, Transit, and Housing police.
• Includes a temporal dimension with FISCAL YEAR for longitudinal analysis.

Limitations

• Data freshness is limited, with the last update recorded in 2021.
• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset size and completeness.
• The ACUTAL\FORECAST column name suggests a possible typo or encoding issue.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Yearly administrative records updated with the Mayor's Message.

Time Range

Fiscal years, specific range unknown.

Freshness

Updated yearly; last updated 2021-10-22.

Geography

New York City, USA.