# Cop shift times

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cop-shift-times/992817>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 8, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cop-shift-times/992817 "2023-11-08T12:48:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cop-shift-times/992817/2 "2023-11-08T13:29:33Z")

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“In the NYPD, one day is divided into three 8-hour and 35-minute shifts: 11:15 PM to 7:50 AM (called a 12 to 8), 7:05 AM to 3:40 PM (called an 8 to 4) and 3:00 PM to 11:35 PM (called a 4 to 12). Officers work 5 of these shifts per week.”

From here: [NYPD Profile - NYJobSource.com](https://nyjobsource.com/nypd.html)

Doesn’t quite explain the line in the show, though.

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