Bill Bratton named next NYPD Police Commissioner by Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio

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BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio announced his appointment of William J. Bratton to serve as New York City's next Police Commissioner on Thursday.

Bratton returns to the NYPD as one of the most accomplished and effective law enforcement officials in the nation, having pioneered the CompStat system and community policing strategies as former NYPD Commissioner. He is credited with the largest crime reduction in New York City's history. Under his leadership in the mid-1990s, felony crime in New York City fell by 39 percent. He proved to be as effective in Los Angeles, where violent crime declined by 26 percent during his first three years as Chief of Police. By 2009, the crime rate was 54 percent lower than it had been during his predecessor's final year.

"Bill Bratton is a proven crime-fighter. He knows what it takes to keep a city safe, and make communities full partners in the mission. Together, we are going to preserve and deepen the historic gains we've made in public safetygains Bill Bratton helped make possible. And we will do it by rejecting the false choice between keeping New Yorkers safe and protecting their civil rights. This is an Administration that will do both," said Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio.

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