*Complaints against NYPD hit 11-year high under pro-police mayor Adams.* I expected something like this, since he is an ex-thug and will tend to take the side of thugs in a dispute.

The proponents of repressive "broken windows" policies for the thug department, which were applied in the 90s in some US cities, took credit for a decrease in crime that turned out to happen nationwide at that time, regardless of use of those policies. It was caused by other factors, such as eliminating lead from gasoline and other parts of the environment.