NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch is sending 200 more cops into the Bronx and splitting it into two patrol commands as the northernmost borough continues to buck the citywide dip in crime.
The move would shake up the NYPD structure in the Bronx, matching the two-tier borough patrol commands in the larger boroughs of Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, Tisch said during the annual State of the NYPD speech at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday.
“For too long, the Bronx has experienced more crime per capita than any other borough while operating under a structure that hasn’t kept pace with the demands placed on it,” the Big Apple’s top cop said.
“Just look at the numbers,” Tisch said. “Last year, the Bronx accounted for more than one-third of all shooting incidents and shooting victims citywide – roughly three times Queens and Manhattan. The borough recorded more major crime than Manhattan and Queens, and nearly as much as Brooklyn.”…