Finest Command

Promotions — June 2026

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168 promotions took effect this month · from public records.

Promotions outside the typical timeline

3 of June 2026's 110 discretionary promotions completed 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.

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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.
By rank
2
to Assistant Chief
3
to Deputy Chief
3
to Inspector
2
to Deputy Inspector
5
to Captain
1
to Lieutenant Commander Detective
1
to Lieutenant Detective Commander
2
to Lieutenant Special Assignment
20
to Lieutenant
3
to Sergeant Special Assignment
2
to Sergeant Detective Squad
33
to Sergeant
1
to Detective 2nd Grade
28
to Detective
53
to Detective 3rd Grade
9
to Detective Specialist
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