Promotions — April 2026

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1 promotion took effect this month · from public records.

Promotions outside the typical timeline

None of April 2026's 1 discretionary promotion fell outside the typical time-in-grade band.

Across all tracked cycles: 171 of 8004 discretionary promotions landed outside the typical band (169 faster than the band, 2 skipped a grade); 35 in the last 12 months.

What this means — and what it doesn't

This is a data observation — a promotion that completed faster than the typical time in grade — not a judgment about the officer.
We do not and cannot determine why any individual was promoted. Reasons vary widely: meritorious or heroic service, a line-of-duty injury, critical operational need, exam performance, or statutory Police Commissioner discretion.
Some reasons are invisible to us — line-of-duty injuries, for example, are never in the data we ingest and are reported only by the department or the press.
Recognitions and awards lag and are incomplete in our data, so the absence of a recorded award here is not evidence of anything.
Detective grades and special-assignment designations are discretionary by design; completing one quickly is normal and not improper.
Promotions with too few comparable cases to form a reliable band are excluded.

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