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Another major leap in this trend of localization began in 1994, under Mayor Giuliani. His plan granted more power to individual precincts to make localized decisions, harsh punishment for relatively minor infractions like public urination and graffiti tagging, and what some have claimed amounts to ''de facto'' racial profiling. These and other less political factors contributed to a significant drop in criminal activity (at least on paper) and, more recently, to the lowest violent crime rate of any major city in the United States. It also led to an increase in allegations of civil rights abuses and [[Police Brutality|misconduct]].
[[The War on Terror|Since September 11th]] (when the NYPD lost 23 officers), extra [[Crazy Prepared|equipment]] has been added to the patrol officer's belt, including a gas mask. Even reality-intensive portrayals of the NYPD may [[Reality Is Unrealistic|neglect this detail]], as it looks completely ridiculous and
A common accompanying character is the wise-cracking New York cop, perhaps best illustrated by the late Jerry Orbach's Lennie Briscoe in ''[[Law and Order]]''.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Witchblade (Comic Book)|Witchblade]]''
* Virtually every single Marvel Comics title. The [[Red Shirt
** One notable exception to this is [http://marvel.com/universe/Code:_Blue Code Blue], a sort of SWAT-plus team fielded by the NYPD. They're good enough to handle middling villains from Thor's rogues' gallery, and actually backs up a SHIELD team and Thunderstrike on one occasion.
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