""School safety agent is one that we are having difficulty recruiting for, our actual headcount is significantly under our budgeted headcount," said NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch."
"The department says it currently has hundreds of vacancies with about a 12% gap in staffing."
"To help fill the gap the department says it moved about 100 agents out of admin roles and back into schools."
"It says it is now looking at ways to improve recruitment including changing how candidates are tested and hired."
The NYPD is experiencing a shortage of school safety agents, with hundreds of vacancies and a 12% staffing gap. The department loses an average of 37 agents monthly while struggling to recruit replacements. To address this, the NYPD has reassigned about 100 agents from administrative roles to schools and introduced a new entry-level position with a lower salary. Although crime in schools has decreased, the lack of sufficient safety agents poses challenges for student safety and timely movement.
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