DOC DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction

New York, NY – The Office of the New York City Comptroller released its monthly update to the Department of Correction (DOC) Dashboard, available here.

Key monthly DOC metrics show:

• DOC housed 6,837 individuals as of March 1, 2025, 26 more people than the previous month.
• 1,837 individuals entered DOC custody in February 2025, 315 fewer people than the previous month.
• DOC discharged 1,703 people in February 2025, 253 fewer people than the previous month.
• The average length of a person detained in DOC custody was 74 days in February.
• DOC failed to produce 132 of 8,179 individuals in custody for a scheduled court appearance in January 2025, 13 more people than the previous month.
• 6 of 8,047 individuals delivered to court did not have a recorded time of arrival, 3 fewer people than the previous month.

Staff metrics include:

• The correction officer-to-incarcerated person ratio is 0.84 as of February 2025.
• 6% of staff were out sick in January 2025, down one percent from the previous month.
• 5% of staff were out on medically restricted leave in December 2024, no change from the previous month.

Incidents of violence in February 2025:

• 53 assaults on staff, 32 fewer than the previous month.
• 15 slashings and stabbings occurred, 6 fewer the previous month.
• 542 fights, 81 fewer than the previous month.
• 1,691 incidents involving the use of force occurred in FY25 Q1, 93 fewer incidents than the previous quarter.
• At least 4 people died on Rikers in 2025.

“Month after month, our dashboard captures the Adams administration’s mismanagement of Rikers Island. Despite more people crammed into Rikers and violence against staff nearly doubling, the City still refuses to take meaningful action. This negligence is a system failure that endangers staff and incarcerated people that the City must address,” said New York City Comptroller Brad Lander.

The Comptroller’s dashboard, first published in August 2022, monitors pervasive issues in the City’s jails, including staff absenteeism, missed medical appointments, and incidents of violence among detained people and staff. It also tracks the jail population every month and length of stay. The Comptroller’s Office publishes data to this dashboard monthly to provide increased transparency and accountability over the City’s jail system.

View the DOC Dashboard here.

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