New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), started in 1845, is the largest police force in the United States. There are approximately 33,000 Uniformed Police Officers and approximately 15,000 Civilian Members.[7] It is the police force that serves the five boroughs of New York City. The NYPD was one of the first "modern" style police departments in the United States with the Boston Police Department.[8] The NYPD uses a color of the day to allow uniformed officers to recognize plainclothes officers to prevent accidental shootings.[9]
| City of New York Police Department | |
| Common name | New York City Police Department |
| Abbreviation | NYPD |
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| Formed | May 23, 1845 |
| Employees | 50,676[1] |
| Annual Budget | US$5.4 b (2022)[2] |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
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| Size | 468.484 sq mi (1,213.37 km2) |
| Population | 8,468,190 (2021)[3] |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction. |
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| Headquarters | One Police Plaza, Lower Manhattan |
| Sworn officerss | Approximately 33,000 sworn officers[1] |
| Civilian employees | Approximately 19,000 civilian employees[1] |
| Police Commissioner responsible | Jessica Tisch |
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| Police vehicles | 9,624[5] |
| Police boats | 29[6] |
| Helicopters | 8 |
| Horses | 35 |
| K-9 units | 34 |
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Street Crimes Unit
The NYPD’s street crime unit (motto: "We Own The Night") was a 300+ member plain clothes unit for reducing crime that became well known after the 1999 killing of Amadou Diallo. The four officers involved in the shooting were all members of the street crime unit. The unit was ended in 2002 because of the Diallo shooting. The unit's last leader was Inspector Bruce H. Smolka, who was later made Assistant Chief. The street crime unit has been replaced by the local precincts Anti-Crime Units. All of the officers involved in the shooting were found not guilty of the criminal charges in a long trial that took place in Albany after a successful request to change the location of the trial from the Bronx, where the shooting happened.
The street crime unit was started in 1971 and had a long history of success in catching armed criminals on NYC streets. The establishment of the street crime unit led to the development of the color of the day undercover officer recognition system.
New York City Police Department Media
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NYPD sergeant searching a cruiser covered in debris during the September 11 attacks
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Report to the Committees on Finance and Public Safety on the Fiscal 2022 Executive Budget for the New York Police Department (May 11, 2021)New York City Council. p. 2. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ↑ Report of the Finance Division on the Fiscal 2022 Preliminary Budget and the Fiscal 2021 Preliminary Mayor's Management Report for the New York Police Department. council.nyc.gov (March 16, 2021). Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ↑ QuickFacts: New York City, New YorkU.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ Find Your Precinct and Sector - NYPD. NYPD. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ↑ Fleet Report - Mayor's Office of Operations. www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ↑ NYPD Crew: Meet the Mechanics Who Keep Police Cars, Boats, and Helicopters Alive. Popular Mechanics (February 28, 2018). Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ↑ About NYPD - NYPD. www.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ↑ History.com.
- ↑ Krauss, Clifford (24 August 1994). "Subway Chaos: Officer Firing at Officer". New York Times. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E7DC1239F937A1575BC0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
Other websites
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- The NYPD Diaspora, City Journal, Summer 2008 Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
- On the Front Line in the War on Terrorism, City Journal, Summer 2007 Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- NYPD-Badges Archived 2012-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- NYPD-Current Badges
- Auxiliary Police Benevolent Association
- Unofficial School Safety Myspace Page
- Full listing of NYPD Officers who have been killed in the line of duty Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- NYCPR and COPP NYC police misconduct organizations
- NY Daily News March 12, 2007 Archived 2008-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
- From database to crime scene: Network is potent police weapon, by Thomas Lueck, New York Times, June 7, 2007
- AM New York, December 8, 2006 Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Google Earth NYPD Car Model Archived 2008-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Site with instruments used by Stephen Hasbrouck, First Surgeon General of the Department
- Homepage for the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the only official Civilian Oversight of Police Misconduct in NYC
- Collection of NYPD-Badges and Informations about the NYPD Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
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