New York Police Department

City of New York Police Department
Common name	New York City Police Department
Abbreviation	NYPD
Patch of the City of New York Police Department
Badge of an NYPD detective
Flag of the City of New York Police Department
Motto	Fidelis ad mortem (English: "Faithful Unto Death")
Agency overview
Formed	1845
Employees	49,526 (2013)
Annual budget	$4.8 billion
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of New York, U.S.

Map of City of New York Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size	468.9 square miles (1,214 km²)
Population	8,550,405
Legal jurisdiction	New York City
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	1 Police Plaza Park Row Lower Manhattan (across the street from City Hall)
Police Commissioner responsible	James P. O'Neill
Agency executive	Carlos M. Gomez, Chief of Department
Parent agency	City Administrator's Office
Units	List Auxiliary Police Aviation Crime Scene Unit Anti-Crime Unit Special Operations Division Emergency Service Highway Patrol Housing Bureau Evidence Collection Counterterrorism Major Case Squad Movie and Television Organized Crime Control Bureau Real Time Crime Scuba Team and Harbor Special Victims School Safety Taxi Squad Transit Bureau Transportation Bureau
Boroughs	List Manhattan North Manhattan South Brooklyn North Brooklyn South Queens North Queens South Bronx Staten Island
Facilities
Commands	77 Precincts 12 Transit Districts 9 Housing Police Service Areas
Police cars	8,839
Police boats	11
Helicopters	8
Horses	120
Dogs	31 German Shepherds 3 Bloodhounds
Website
www.NYC.gov
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, is the largest municipal police force in the United States. Established in 1845, the agency has primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. The NYPD is one of the oldest police departments established in the U.S., tracing its roots back to the nineteenth century.

The NYPD has a broad array of specialized services, including the Emergency Service Unit, K9, harbor patrol, air support, bomb disposal, counter-terrorism, criminal intelligence, anti-gang, anti-organized crime, narcotics, public transportation, and public housing; the New York City Transit Police and New York City Housing Authority Police Department were fully integrated into the NYPD in 1995. According to the department, its mission is to "enforce the laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear, and provide for a safe environment." The department's regulations are compiled in title 38 of the New York City Rules.

In June 2004, there were about 40,000 sworn officers plus several thousand civilian employees; in June 2005, the number of officers dropped to 35,000. As of December 2011, that figure increased slightly to over 36,600, helped by the graduation of a class of 1,500 from the New York City Police Academy. The NYPD's current authorized uniformed strength is 34,450. There are also approximately 4,500 Auxiliary Police Officers, 5,000 School Safety Agents, 2,300 Traffic Enforcement Agents, and 370 Traffic Enforcement Supervisors currently employed by the department. The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York (NYC PBA), the largest municipal police union in the United States, represents over 50,000 active and retired NYC police officers.

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