--- description: That follows two weeks of rapid decline amid talk of a deliberate slowdown by the city's law enforcement. title: Arrests In NYC Back Up image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6d46ddfd46ae4ab/6987798c0b72e342276dd16e/rtr4ksek.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Arrests in New York City Increased Significantly Last Week by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2015 7:15 AM CUT  A New York Police Department patrol vehicle is seen near the Marcy Houses public housing development in the Brooklyn borough of New York January 9, 2015. A New York Police Department patrol vehicle is seen near the Marcy Houses public housing development in the Brooklyn borough of New York January 9, 2015.Stephanie Keith—REUTERS by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2015 7:15 AM CUT The number of arrests by the New York Police Department [rose during the last week](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/nyregion/police-arrests-rising-in-new-york-city-after-two-week-slowdown.html "undefined"), following two weeks of rapid decline amid talk of a [deliberate slowdown](http://time.com/3657015/nypd-arrest-decline-de-blasio-garner/ "undefined") by the city’s law enforcement. New numbers released Monday revealed that 4,690 arrests had been made during the week ending Jan. 11, compared to 2,401 between Dec. 29 and Jan. 4, the New York _Times_ reported. That number still pales in comparison to the 7,508 arrests made during the same week last year, but indicates police officers have heeded last week’s stern message from Commissioner William Bratton. Bratton told police commanders and union leaders that he expected an end to the slowdown, which took place following the [shooting](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/nyregion/two-police-officers-shot-in-their-patrol-car-in-brooklyn.html "undefined") of two officers in apparent retaliation for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/nyregion/police-arrests-rising-in-new-york-city-after-two-week-slowdown.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3665074/nypd-arrest-increase-bratton-slowdown/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3665074/nypd-arrest-increase-bratton-slowdown/"},"headline":"Arrests in New York City Increased Significantly Last Week","datePublished":"2015-01-13T07:15:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:31:07.938Z","description":"But they're still far lower than they were during the same week last year","url":"https://time.com/3665074/nypd-arrest-increase-bratton-slowdown/","keywords":["Crime","New York City","NYPD","Eric Garner","Michael Brown"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6d46ddfd46ae4ab/6987798c0b72e342276dd16e/rtr4ksek.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6d46ddfd46ae4ab/6987798c0b72e342276dd16e/rtr4ksek.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A NYPD patrol vehicle is seen near the Marcy Houses public housing development in the Brooklyn borough of New York","caption":"A NYPD patrol vehicle is seen near the Marcy Houses public housing development in the Brooklyn borough of New York","creditText":"Stephanie Keith—REUTERS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3665074/nypd-arrest-increase-bratton-slowdown/","name":"Arrests in New York City Increased Significantly Last Week"}}]}] ```