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NY State & Local Police & Fire Basics

  • Established 1966
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers police and/or fire
  • Plan members covered by Social Security
  • Multiple employer, cost sharing plan

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, NY State & Local Police & Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 17.58
2002 17.30
2003 14.82
2004 18.27
2005 19.30
2006 21.41
2007 23.49
2008 23.37
2009 16.70
2010 20.19
2011 22.36
2012 22.89
2013 24.47
2014 27.00
2015 28.20
2016 27.39
2017 29.60
2018 31.90
2019 32.45
2020 29.96
2021 39.50
2022 41.67
2023 38.32

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year NY State & Local Police & Fire US State and Local Pensions
2001 1.3 2.4
2002 1.3 2.3
2003 1.2 2.2
2004 1.2 2.1
2005 1.2 2.1
2006 1.1 2.0
2007 1.1 2.0
2008 1.1 1.9
2009 1.1 1.9
2010 1.1 1.8
2011 1.0 1.7
2012 1.0 1.6
2013 0.9 1.5
2014 0.9 1.4
2015 0.9 1.4
2016 0.9 1.4
2017 0.9 1.4
2018 0.9 1.3
2019 0.9 1.3
2020 0.9 1.3
2021 0.8 1.2
2022 0.8 1.2
2023 0.8 1.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Costs

Employer's Annual Required Contribution as a Percentage of Payroll and Portion Paid for NY State & Local Police & Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2001 1.8 0.0 13.5 1.8
2002 1.5 0.0 14.9 1.5
2003 3.0 0.0 19.4 3.0
2004 6.5 0.0 20.1 6.5
2005 18.0 0.0 24.8 18.0
2006 16.0 0.0 26.3 16.0
2007 17.8 0.0 27.8 17.8
2008 17.5 0.0 30.0 17.5
2009 16.6 0.0 32.9 16.6
2010 14.9 0.0 33.2 14.9
2011 17.2 0.0 35.0 17.2
2012 22.1 0.0 36.8 22.1
2013 25.7 0.0 37.5 25.7
2014 28.6 0.0 34.3 28.6
2015 27.8 0.0 35.0 27.8
2016 24.5 0.0 35.6 24.5
2017 23.0 0.0 34.1 23.0
2018 23.7 0.0 35.0 23.7
2019 22.9 0.0 35.8 22.9
2020 21.4 0.0 34.9 21.4
2021 25.1 0.0 36.0 25.1
2022 27.2 0.0 36.5 27.2
2023 25.7 0.0 35.1 25.7

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for NY State & Local Police & Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year NY State & Local Police & Fire National Data
2001 132.6 101.7
2002 129.1 94.6
2003 103.3 88.8
2004 104.1 87.0
2005 104.8 85.4
2006 105.2 85.2
2007 106.5 86.3
2008 108.0 84.4
2009 103.8 78.4
2010 96.7 75.7
2011 91.9 74.3
2012 87.9 72.3
2013 89.5 71.8
2014 93.1 73.2
2015 93.2 73.2
2016 92.6 71.6
2017 93.1 72.0
2018 96.5 72.4
2019 93.5 72.5
2020 89.3 72.6
2021 96.0 75.8
2022 94.9 76.2
2023 94.3 74.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for NY State & Local Police & Fire, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 43.9
Fixed Income 19.5
Private Equity 14.9
Real Estate 10.1
Cash 1.6
Other 0.0
Commodities 3.1
Hedge Fund 6.9
Misc. Alternatives 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Asset Allocation for State and Local Pensions, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 42.2
Fixed Income 20.5
Private Equity 14.0
Real Estate 10.5
Cash 1.8
Other 0.1
Commodities 2.7
Hedge Fund 6.6
Misc. Alternatives 1.8

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for NY State & Local Police & Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2001 54.7 31.9 6.1 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0
2002 60.4 29.3 5.9 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 54.1 34.2 6.7 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 63.0 25.1 6.3 4.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 63.5 23.5 7.1 3.9 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 62.8 20.6 7.6 4.4 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 57.9 21.4 7.6 4.7 5.5 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0
2008 55.0 23.9 7.8 5.7 4.2 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0
2009 44.3 33.3 10.2 6.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0
2010 55.5 25.6 9.0 4.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0
2011 54.3 21.1 10.1 5.8 5.7 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0
2012 52.5 22.2 10.3 6.8 4.9 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0
2013 51.6 24.0 9.1 7.5 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 0.0
2014 52.9 23.5 8.0 7.6 3.7 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0
2015 51.2 25.9 7.7 7.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 5.3 0.0
2016 50.9 25.0 8.1 7.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0
2017 53.9 22.9 8.2 7.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0
2018 55.3 22.3 8.5 6.9 1.6 0.0 0.4 5.0 0.0
2019 51.7 22.1 9.3 7.5 2.9 0.0 1.5 5.0 0.0
2020 48.1 23.8 10.5 8.0 2.9 0.0 1.6 5.1 0.0
2021 51.9 22.2 11.4 6.8 4.3 0.0 1.5 1.9 0.0
2022 49.1 19.3 13.6 8.4 1.4 0.0 2.2 6.0 0.0
2023 43.9 19.5 14.9 10.1 1.6 0.0 3.1 6.9 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of March 31 for NY State & Local Police & Fire, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year NY State & Local Police & Fire Assumed return
2001 -8.65 8.00
2002 2.76 8.00
2003 -10.20 8.00
2004 28.83 8.00
2005 8.51 8.00
2006 14.59 8.00
2007 12.58 8.00
2008 2.56 8.00
2009 -26.38 8.00
2010 25.87 8.00
2011 14.57 7.50
2012 5.96 7.50
2013 10.38 7.50
2014 13.02 7.50
2015 7.16 7.50
2016 0.19 7.50
2017 11.48 7.00
2018 11.35 7.00
2019 5.23 7.00
2020 -2.68 6.80
2021 33.55 5.90
2022 9.51 5.90
2023 -4.14 5.90

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
NY State & Local Police & Fire
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -649.3 17,580.3
2002 -698.7 17,304.8
2003 -756.4 14,817.3
2004 -725.7 18,272.1
2005 -436.3 19,304.3
2006 -549.3 21,411.2
2007 -533.4 23,490.4
2008 -591.4 23,372.2
2009 -616.2 16,695.4
2010 -778.3 20,194.1
2011 -750.3 22,356.7
2012 -655.0 22,888.4
2013 -634.8 24,474.8
2014 -574.9 27,002.0
2015 -665.6 28,199.2
2016 -754.5 27,386.9
2017 -820.1 29,597.8
2018 -903.2 31,903.7
2019 -1,073.9 32,451.0
2020 -1,158.7 29,964.1
2021 -1,149.1 39,500.5
2022 -1,221.0 41,669.2
2023 -1,279.3 38,324.9

Source: Public Plans Database

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Note: The PPD average is for plans with a similar fiscal year end (FYE) date to the plan presented on this page.


Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
NY State & Local Police & Fire
2001-2023

Fiscal Year NY State & Local Police & Fire National Average
2001 -3.7 -2.3
2002 -4.0 -1.0
2003 -5.1 -2.4
2004 -4.0 -2.6
2005 -2.3 -2.2
2006 -2.6 -2.2
2007 -2.3 -2.2
2008 -2.5 -2.9
2009 -3.7 -3.2
2010 -3.9 -3.2
2011 -3.4 -3.4
2012 -2.9 -3.3
2013 -2.6 -3.1
2014 -2.1 -2.9
2015 -2.4 -3.1
2016 -2.8 -3.2
2017 -2.8 -2.9
2018 -2.8 -3.1
2019 -3.3 -3.1
2020 -3.9 -2.8
2021 -2.9 -2.5
2022 -2.9 -2.9
2023 -3.3 -3.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Benefits

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