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Advisory Council
Serving New York since 1997

Building trust between Asian American communities and the police who serve them.

For more than thirty years, we have built trust between New York's Asian American communities and the officers who protect them. Every neighbor deserves to feel safe at home.

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1997
Serving New York since
30+
Years bridging community and police
100s
Of elders protected each year
7
Public institutions that recognize our work
Recognized by
FBI· NYPD· NYC PBA· NYC Mayor· NY Governor· Queens DA· Richmond County DA

Immigrant communities and the police who serve them are safer when they know one another.

That conviction has guided our work for three decades, and it still drives everything we do today.

What we do

Four ways we keep the bridge standing.

Protecting our elders

Keeping our grandparents one step ahead of the scam.

Every year, hundreds of Asian American seniors come to our seminars to learn about the phone calls, the fake bills, and the strangers who target them. An NYPD officer stands at the front of the room. A roomful of elders goes home safer.

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Standing against hate

When hate rose, we did not stand alone.

As anti-Asian violence climbed, our council took to the streets beside the NYPD and our neighbors under one banner, Let's End Hate Crime Together. We showed our community it would never have to face hate by itself.

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Fallen heroes' children fund

Standing with the families of fallen officers.

When an officer is hurt in the line of duty, the family carries it long after. Since 1998, in partnership with the NYC Police Benevolent Association, we have given to a scholarship fund for their children. It is how we say thank you and mean it.

About the fund →
Investing in youth

Reaching young people before trouble does.

We meet students where they are, with honest talks about drugs, bullying, and staying safe, led by officers they can actually trust. The earlier the bridge is built, the stronger it holds.

Our youth programs →

The over 50% drop-off in crime in New York City could only have been accomplished as a result of the excellent cooperation between the NYPD and community organizations, such as the Korean-American Law Enforcement.

Howard Safir
New York City Police Commissioner, 1998
Police Commissioner Howard Safir, 1998. Click to enlarge.
Our roots

One mission. Three decades. Three names.

We began in New York's Korean-American community in the 1990s. As the work grew, so did the community it served. Today, as the Asian American Law Enforcement Advisory Council, we carry the same mission to every Asian American community in the city. The name has widened. The purpose has not.

KALEAC
Korean American Law Enforcement Advisory Council
1997
KAACLE
Korean-American Advisory Council Law Enforcement
2000s
AALEAC
Asian American Law Enforcement Advisory Council
Today
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