“This reflects the deliberate shift in NYPD strategic focus over the past several years to precise, surgical targeting of crime and criminals. The result is lower crime, fewer stops, and fewer arrests and summonses. NYPD officers and supervisors are instrumental in implementing this new strategic focus, and continue to refine tactics to ensure that every stop is appropriately documented and meets constitutional standards,” the spokesman said. “This not only makes New York City the safest big city in America, but also one with fewer confrontational encounters between police and residents.”