Cut to the chase: NYPD must explain skyrocketing numbers of car chases

The once-rare practice of engaging in hazardous car chases through crowded city streets has surged in the last year, according toan analysis of NYPD data by news site The City, leading to increased injuries both of people the police are chasing and innocent bystanders who get hit. We all want the bad guys caught, but the risks and dangers are clear. The fact of a ramp-up in the use of what should be a last-resort tactic is an issue in itself, but it also speaks to a broader problem of transparency within the NYPD. The department’s own inspector general believes it isout of compliance with a la...