New York City Police Department facts for kids
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Common name | New York City Police Department |
Abbreviation | NYPD |
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Formed | May 23, 1845 |
Employees | 50,676 |
Annual budget | US$5.4 b (2022) |
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Operations jurisdiction | New York City, New York, United States |
Size | 468.484 sq mi (1,213.37 km2) |
Population | 8,804,190 (2020) |
Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
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Headquarters | One Police Plaza, Lower Manhattan |
Sworn Officers | 35,030 |
Civilian Employees | 15,645 |
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Emergency service Highway patrol Housing bureau Major case squad School safety Transportation bureau |
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Police vehicles | 9,624 |
Police boats | 29 |
Helicopters | 8 |
Horses | 45 |
K-9 units | 34 |
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, and the largest and one of the oldest in the United States. The NYPD headquarters is at 1 Police Plaza, located on Park Row in Lower Manhattan near City Hall. The NYPD's regulations are compiled in title 38 of the New York City Rules. The NYC Transit Police and NYC Housing Authority Police Department were fully integrated into the NYPD in 1995. Dedicated units of the NYPD include the Emergency Service Unit, K9, harbor patrol, highway patrol, air support, bomb squad, counter-terrorism, criminal intelligence, anti-organized crime, narcotics, mounted patrol, public transportation, and public housing units.
The NYPD employs around 55,000 people, including almost 35,000 uniformed officers. According to the official CompStat database, the NYPD responded to nearly 500,000 reports of crime and made over 200,000 arrests during 2019. In 2020, it had a budget of US$6 billion. However, the NYPD's actual spending often exceeds its budget.
Due to its high-profile location in the largest city and media center in the United States, fictionalized versions of the NYPD and its officers have frequently been portrayed in novels, radio, television, motion pictures, and video games.
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Police boat patrolling the East River
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In Spanish: Departamento de Policía de Nueva York para niños