The NYPD 's Demographics Unit was put together with the CIA 's help . The NYPD 's Demographics Unit -- or Zone Assessment Unit -- was put together with the CIA 's help following the September 11 , 2001 , attacks . The unit 's reports never led to a terrorism investigation in at least 6 years of monitoring . Comment: NYPD says `` premise that the demographic unit was used for wholesale spying.. was false ''
The NYPD 's Demographics Unit was put together with the CIA 's help . The unit 's reports never led to a terrorism investigation in at least 6 years of monitoring . Comment: NYPD says `` premise that the demographic unit was used for wholesale spying.. was false ''