Former police chief William J. Bratton made enlarging the department one of his top priorities (Bratton has been quoted as saying, "You give me 4,000 more officers and I'll give you the safest city in the world").
警司威廉·J·布莱顿（William J. Bratton）将扩大警员队伍作为他优先考虑的事务之一（他曾说：“如果你再给我4000名警员，我可以给你世界上最安全的城市。