{"id":536792,"date":"2023-01-07T16:12:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T13:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cops-flee-nypd-in-biggest-exodus-since-9-11\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T16:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T13:12:06","slug":"cops-flee-nypd-in-biggest-exodus-since-9-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cops-flee-nypd-in-biggest-exodus-since-9-11\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cops flee NYPD in biggest exodus since 9\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a357b1a4154d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a357b1a4154d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cops-flee-nypd-in-biggest-exodus-since-9-11\/#%E2%80%9CCops_flee_NYPD_in_biggest_exodus_since_911%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Cops flee NYPD in biggest exodus since 9\/11&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCops_flee_NYPD_in_biggest_exodus_since_911%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Cops flee NYPD in biggest exodus since 9\/11&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pension fund numbers reveal the 2022 exits are 32% more than the 2,811 who left in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>The mass migration took place as the NYPD hired 1,982 officers in 2022, leaving the department down some 1,700 cops, the data suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Bail reform, resentment for the city\u2019s vaccination mandate, the defund-the-police movement, cops feeling disrespected, and the lure of higher pay and lower stress proved to be the final push out the door for many cops. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city is bleeding blue and I think the blue line will get thinner,\u201d said Joseph Giacalone,\u00a0a retired NYPD sergeant and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. \u201cAt this rate, continued public safety weighs in the balance. I\u2019d be more concerned at the resignations than the retirements. Cops are leaving for better pay, benefits, and working conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/florida-hero-featured.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Florida cop ad \" class=\"wp-image-25273830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/florida-hero-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/florida-hero-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/florida-hero-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-07.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Ex-NYPD cop Alexandre Tilan left the department in April for a law enforcement job in Florida.\" class=\"wp-image-25273917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Ex-NYPD cop Alexandre Tilan left the department in April for a law enforcement job in Florida.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I\u2019ve been here there\u2019s been more respect,\u201d said Tilan, now a member of  the Suncoast Police Benevolent Association. \u201cWhen I come to work, people say, \u2018You\u2019re always smiling.&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was at top pay with the NYPD, which I think sits around $89,000. Right now \u2026 in Florida, I\u2019m making $72,000,\u201d said Tilan. \u201cHowever, the weekly [take home is] higher because of the lack of state and city tax. When I reach top pay here it will be over $100,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/spero-georgedakis-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Spero Georgedakis, 52, a former Miami SWAT team officer, and the owner of Good Greek Moving &amp; Storage, works with the Florida PBA to assist cops in their relocation to the state.\" class=\"wp-image-25274022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/spero-georgedakis-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/spero-georgedakis-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/spero-georgedakis-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Spero Georgedakis, 52, a former Miami SWAT team officer, and the owner of Good Greek Moving &amp; Storage, works with the Florida PBA to assist cops in their relocation to the state.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tilan, who was assigned to the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, noted the Florida \u201cfacilities are better, the precinct is nicer, you don\u2019t have ceiling tiles falling down on you \u2026 It feels like you are more supported and you are given the tools to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tilan said in New York there is \u201cprofessional frustration\u201d when you make an arrest and the suspect is out \u201cbefore the paperwork was dry.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The burgeoning NYPD exodus began after the police-involved killing of\u00a0George Floyd\u00a0in Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Outrage triggered calls by Democrats to defund the police along with nationwide protests, and a number of\u00a0NYPD\u00a0officers became collateral damage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-06-1-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\u201cWhen I come to work, people say, 'You\u2019re always smiling,'&quot; Tilan said.\" class=\"wp-image-25274068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-06-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-06-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/alexandre-tilan-06-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cSince I\u2019ve been here there\u2019s been more respect,\u201d said Tilan, now a member of  the Suncoast Police Benevolent Association. \u201cWhen I come to work, people say, \u2018You\u2019re always smiling.&#8217;\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ticked-off members are taking other civil service tests and heading to police departments in Long Island and out of state, or joining the better-paying Port Authority Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I\u2019ve been here there\u2019s been more respect,\u201d said Tilan, now a member of the Suncoast Police Benevolent Association. \u201cWhen I come to work, people say, \u2018You\u2019re always smiling.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current PAPD academy class has 138 recruits, with 60 who are former NYPD officers, said Robert Egbert, a PAPBA spokesman.<\/p>\n<p>Spero Georgedakis, 52, a former Miami SWAT team officer, and the owner of Good Greek Moving &amp; Storage, works with the Florida PBA to assist cops in their relocation to the state.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s even<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VULyt4N2_Yg\"> running ads<\/a> to entice the troops to greener, sunnier pastures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking what\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening [to the job in NYC],\u201d said Georgedakis, who grew up in Queens wanting to be NYPD. \u201cI still have friends and family in New York.\u00a0They [the cops] are literally handcuffed and disrespected. It\u2019s almost like cutting off your own nose to spite your face. You need the police. You need law and order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Said NYC PBA president Patrick Lynch:\u00a0\u201cMayor Adams has said he wants to improve police officer morale and boost the NYPD\u2019s headcount. The time to do that is now. The mass exodus is already significantly impacting NYPD operations. If it continues any longer, it will totally erase the public safety gains we\u2019ve made over the past year.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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