New York City Police Department

City of New York Police Department
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Common nameNew York City Police Department
AbbreviationNYPD
Motto
  • Fidelis ad Mortem (Latin)
  • "Faithful Unto Death"
Agency overview
FormedMay 23, 1845; 181 years ago (1845-05-23)
Employees50,676
Annual budgetUS$5.4 b (2022)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNew York City, New York, United States
 
Size468.484 sq mi (1,213.37 km2)
Population8,468,190 (2021)
Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersOne Police Plaza, Lower Manhattan
Sworn officersApproximately 33,000 sworn officers
Civilian employeesApproximately 19,000 civilian employees
Police Commissioner responsible
Agency executives
Units
List of units
  • Anti-Crime Unit
  • Aviation Unit
  • Ceremonial Unit
  • Chaplains Unit
  • Citywide Counterterrorism Unit
  • Crimes Against Persons Unit
  • Crime Scene Unit
  • Disorder Control Unit
  • Domestic Violence Unit
  • Emergency Services Unit
  • Executive Protection Unit
  • Harbor Unit
  • Hate Crimes Unit
  • Mounted Unit
  • Movie and T.V. Unit
  • Paid Detail Unit
  • Special Investigations Unit
  • Special Victims Unit
  • Technical Assistance and Response Unit (TARU)
Facilities
Commands
  • 78 precincts
  • 12 transit districts
  • 9 housing police service areas
Police vehicles9,624
Police boats29
Helicopters8
Horses35[source?]
K-9 units34
Website
nyc.gov/nypd
nypdonline.org

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest police force in the United States.There are approximately 33,000 Uniformed Police Officers and approximately 19,000 Civilian Members. 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. The NYPD uses a color of the day to allow uniformed officers to recognize plainclothes officers to prevent accidental shootings.

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 The street crime unit has been replaced by the local precincts Anti-Crime Units.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.[source?]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Report to the Committees on Finance and Public Safety on the Fiscal 2022 Executive Budget for the New York Police Department" (PDF). New York City Council. May 11, 2021. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ "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" (PDF). council.nyc.gov. March 16, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "QuickFacts: New York City, New York". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Find Your Precinct and Sector - NYPD". NYPD. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Fleet Report - Mayor's Office of Operations". www1.nyc.gov. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "NYPD Crew: Meet the Mechanics Who Keep Police Cars, Boats, and Helicopters Alive". Popular Mechanics. February 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  7. ↑ "About NYPD - NYPD". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  8. ↑ "History.com".
  9. ↑ Krauss, Clifford (24 August 1994). "Subway Chaos: Officer Firing at Officer". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-10.

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