N.Y.P.D. Officers Leave in Droves for Better Pay in Smaller Towns

The departure of those officers was no anomaly. The New York Police Department, with about 34,000 officers, has seen more resignations this year than at any time in the past two decades as other agencies have become more aggressive in recruiting...
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This always happens. They train in nyc and then go elsewhere. It’s how corporate America works

“ Through November, about 1,225 officers resigned before even reaching five years of service, according to New York City Police Pension Fund statistics obtained by The New York Times.”
Good news for pension funding.

How are smaller towns able to pay more than a city like NY?
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