NYPD announced a change in its policy on high-speed chases​. There's a new directive to keep the public, and officers, safe while catching criminals.

New York City’s police department is cracking down on high-speed chases after finding that about one-quarter of more than 2,200 initiated last year led to a collision, property damage, physical harm or death.

NYPD cops won’t chase drivers who speed away into traffic unless they’re wanted for the most serious and violent crimes — under a new policy announced Wednesday. The revamped policy, which takes effect Feb.