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The legislation requires the NYPD to submit an annual report to the council detailing the race, gender and age of any individual engaged in adversarial conflict with an officer or third party that results in a firearms discharge.

The circumstances surrounding incidents where officers fire their weapons and the reason for the firearm discharge will also be noted. The annual tally of incidents must also be broken down by borough and by police precinct.

Council members noted that police had previously kept more extensive records on dogs shot by police, and had noted the canines' breed, age and gender.

“The more we know about when and why the NYPD has to use deadly force, the more we can make sure it’s used responsibly and infrequently,” said Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

The NYPD said in a statement that police altered the form of discharge reports last year and that the new form includes information requested by the council. NYPD also noted that their department "has the lowest ratio of fatal, police-involved shootings of any major police department in the nation.”