Overview
- City leaders announced on Wednesday that the NYPD has formally divided the Bronx into two patrol boroughs, Bronx North and Bronx South, and that nearly 200 additional officers will be assigned to the borough.
- Under the new plan each patrol borough will have its own specialized units, including homicide squads, narcotics teams, neighborhood safety teams and auto‑crime units to localize investigative and enforcement capacity.
- Officials cited workload data for the change, noting the Bronx handled nearly one million 911 calls in 2025 and saying the split is meant to give the borough the same oversight and resources other boroughs have.
- As part of a summer public safety plan the city will deploy more than 2,600 uniformed officers to 'walk the beat' in 72 zones at night and early morning and will expand youth engagement programs.
- City officials emphasized the move builds on recent crime declines in the Bronx but did not provide a detailed timeline for when the new commands and added officers will be fully staffed and operational.