Can you blame them? Cops flee NYPD in biggest exodus since 9/11
Retirements and resignations.
The NYPD saw 3,701 cops retire or resign in 2022, the most since the post-9/11 exodus in 2002, when 3,846 cops said goodbye to the job, according to data obtained by The Post.
Pension fund numbers reveal the 2022 exits are 32% more than the 2,811 who left in 2021.
Some are heading for Long Island. Some are heading to Florida.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is vocal about his support for police agencies, launched the Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program, which offers officers from other states up to $5,000 as a sign-on bonus.
Because who can blame them for wanting out of NYC?
Alexandre Tilan, 29, had six years on the job with the NYPD when he left the force in April, despite not being anywhere near the 22-year threshold for a half-pay retirement pension. He joined the St. Petersburg Police Department in Florida a month later.
“Since I’ve been here there’s been more respect,” said Tilan, now a member of the Suncoast Police Benevolent Association. “When I come to work, people say, ‘You’re always smiling.'”
He lives in an area that has a lower cost-of living, and he takes home more pay because there is no state and city income tax. Though Florida is not as cheap as it once was, St. Petersburg is definitely cheaper than NYC.
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