Law enforcement in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
is carried out by numerous Federal, State, City and Private agencies. New York City has the highest concentration of Law Enforcement in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
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Federal government agencies
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), commonly referred to as the ATF, is a domestic law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include the investigation and prevent ...
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Amtrak Police Department
The Amtrak Police Department (APD) is a quasi-federal railroad police department and the law enforcement agency of Amtrak (also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation), the government-owned passenger train system in the United Sta ...
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Department of Defense Police
United States Department of Defense Police (or DoD Police) are the uniformed civilian police officers of the United States Department of Defense, various branches of the United States Armed Forces (such as the Department of the Navy), or specific ...
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Diplomatic Security Service
The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS or DS) is a security and law enforcement agency that acts as the operational division of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, which is a branch of the United States Department of State. Its primary mission is ...
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Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA; ) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within th ...
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Federal Air Marshal Service
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Justice that is responsible for the care, custody, and control of incarcerated individuals who have committed federal crimes; that i ...
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Federal Reserve Police
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE's stated mission is to protect the United States from the cross-border crime and illegal immigration tha ...
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IRS Criminal Investigation Division
Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is the United States federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating potential criminal violations of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes, such as mone ...
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National Park Service Ranger
National Park Service rangers are among the uniformed employees charged with protecting and preserving areas set aside in the National Park System by the United States Congress and the President of the United States. While all employees of the ag ...
(Law Enforcement)
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service
The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate criminal activities involving the Navy and Marine Corps, though its ...
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Smithsonian Police
The Smithsonian Institution Office of Protection Services is the Security guard, guard force of the Smithsonian Institution.
It is a federal guard force consisting of 850 officers with special police authority tasked with protecting visitors, st ...
(for the
George Gustav Heye Center
The National Museum of the American Indian–New York, the George Gustav Heye Center, is a branch of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in Manhattan, New York City. The museum is part of the Sm ...
and the
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a design museum housed within the Andrew Carnegie Mansion in Manhattan, New York City, along the Upper East Side's Museum Mile (New York City), Museum Mile. It is one of 19 museums that fall under the ...
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U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
The United States Army Criminal Investigation Division (USACID), previously known as the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC) is the primary federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Army. Its p ...
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United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mult ...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organization, charged with regulating and facilit ...
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United States Federal Protective Service
The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is the uniformed police division of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is also "the federal agency charged with protecting and delivering integrated law enforcement and security servi ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is "working with othe ...
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United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The USMS is a bureau within the U.S. Department of Justice, operating under the direction of the Attorney General, but serves as the enforceme ...
** U.S. Marshals Service Southern District of New York
** U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of New York
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United States Park Police
The United States Park Police (USPP) is one of the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. It functions as a full-service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Servic ...
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United States Postal Inspection Service
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), or the Postal Inspectors, is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. It supports and protects the U.S. Postal Service, its employees, infrastructure, and customers by enfor ...
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United States Postal Police
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), or the Postal Inspectors, is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. It supports and protects the U.S. Postal Service, its employees, infrastructure, and customers by enfor ...
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U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System
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United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and ...
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police (VA Police) is the uniformed law enforcement service of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for the protection of the VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and other facilities such as ...
State government agencies
The
Government of New York State
The Government of the State of New York, headquartered at the New York State Capitol in Albany, encompasses the administrative structure of the U.S. state of New York, as established by the state's constitution. Analogously to the US federal ...
operates one of the highest numbers of law enforcement agencies in the United States. While their jurisdiction stretches throughout New York City, many functions are duplicated by municipal agencies.
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New York State Office of the Attorney General – Investigations Division
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department (MTAPD) is the police agency of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Officers of the MTAPD are fully empowered under the New York State Public Authorities Law and are com ...
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MTA Bridge and Tunnel Officers
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New York State Court Officers
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police
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New York State Forest Rangers
The New York State Forest Rangers (NYS Forest Rangers), is one of the law enforcement agencies of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Forest Protection. NYS Forest Rangers are New York State police officers, ...
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New York State Office of Mental Health Police
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New York State Department of Motor Vehicles – Division of Field Investigations
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New York State Park Police
The New York State Park Police (NYSPP), is the law enforcement agency of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Mission of the NYSPP
The New York State Park Police provides police services consistent with the O ...
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New York State Police
The New York State Police (NYSP) is the state police of the state of New York in the United States. It is part of the New York State Executive Department, and employs over 5,000 sworn state troopers and 711 civilian members.
History
The State ...
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New York State University Police
The New York State University Police (NYSUP) is the law enforcement agency of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Approximately 600 uniformed officers and investigators, as well as sixty-four chiefs, serve the 29 state college and u ...
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New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (NYSDTF) is the department of the New York state government responsible for taxation and revenue, including handling all tax forms and publications, and dispersing tax revenue to other agencie ...
** Criminal Investigations Division
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New York State Office of Tax Enforcement
The New York State Office of Tax Enforcement (OTE) is a law enforcement entity of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) that conducts criminal and civil investigations, investigators employed in the office carry firearms and ...
Bi-state agencies
These agencies work in both
New York State
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. stat ...
and
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
and have jurisdiction in both states.
List of Agencies
City government agencies
Powers and Authority
Members of New York city law enforcement agencies receive their powers and authority from New York State Criminal Procedure Law as listed:
* Police Officers who are listed under Article 2, §1.20 section 34 (A through V)
* Peace Officers who are listed under Article 2, §2.10 (1 through 85) and Special Patrolmen under Article 2, §2.10, sub 27
Designation as a special patrolman is unique to
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
, and is granted by the
Commissioner of the NYPD under section 14-106 of the New York City Administrative Code in conjunction with the
New York State Criminal Procedure Law Article 2 Section 2.10 Sub 27. The exercise of these powers is limited to the employee's geographical area of employment and only while such employee is actually on duty as listed in Chapter 13 subsection (C): Special Patrolman,. New York City Special Patrolman are appointed in connection with special duties of employment, and such designation confers limited Peace Officer powers upon the employee as listed in Chapter 13 subsection (C).
List of Agencies
Since 1942, correction and probation services have been handled by separate agencies, not the sheriff's office.
The
New York City Marshals
New York City Marshals are civil litigation enforcement officers of New York City who are appointed by the mayor to five-year terms. They are independent public officers and do not collect a salary during their tenure in office. By law, no more th ...
, who are independent public officers enforcing civil debt, are not peace officers. New York City Marshals are regulated by the
New York City Department of Investigation
The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) is a law enforcement agency of the government of New York City that has been referred to by some observers as New York City's "secret police" because its investigations are confidential and its i ...
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Private agencies
A number of private communities own and operate their own public safety agencies. A few selected personnel are
New York state peace officers, after completing a basic peace officer training course. This grants them limited law enforcement authority within their geographical area of employment in New York City.
Privately owned and operated Public Safety Officers must complete the New York State POST (Peace Officer Standard of Training) to become certified.
#The
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...
Alliance has its own ''Public Safety Officers (PSOs)'' who act as the 'eyes and ears' for the local police. They are unarmed and their motto is: ''New York's Most Helpful''.
#The Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership BID has its own ''Public Safety Officers'' who act as ambassadors for the area. They patrol in uniform, during the daytime, seven days a week, regardless of weather.
Prosecuting attorneys
In New York State, each county has an elected district attorney who is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws.
Federal law in the city of New York is prosecuted by the
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in eight New York counties: New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess and Sullivan. Establish ...
or the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in five New York counties: Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau and Suffolk. The current U.S. Attorney is Breon Pe ...
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Disbanded agencies
* Central Park Police
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ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Division
The ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Division (colloquially, "ASPCA Law Enforcement") was the Law enforcement agency, law enforcement arm of the American Society for ...
* New York City Park Police
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New York Cross Harbor Railroad Police
The New York Cross Harbor Railroad Police was the law enforcement arm of the New York Cross Harbor Railroad. The NYCHRR was in existence from 1983-2006 when the operation was sold to Mid Atlantic New England Rail and it was renamed to New York Ne ...
* New York City Telegraph Bureau
* Defunct Agencies from the Bronx
** Bronx County Safety Patrol
** Kingsbridge Town Police Department
** Town of Morrisania Police Department
** West Farms Town Police Department
* Defunct Agencies from Brooklyn
** Brooklyn Police Department
** Brooklyn Bridge Police
** Brooklyn Town Police Department
** Bushwick Town Police Department
** Flatbush Town Police Department
** Flatlands Town Police Department
** New Utrecht Town Police Department
* Defunct Agencies from Queens
** Flushing Town Police Department
** Long Island City Police Department
** Jamaica Town Police Department
* Merged into the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police
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Long Island Rail Road Police Department
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Metro-North Railroad Police Department
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Staten Island Rapid Transit Authority Police Department
* Merged into the New York City Police Department:
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New York City Housing Authority Police Department
** New York City Board of Education Division of School Safety (See
New York City Police Department School Safety Division
The New York City Police Department School Safety Division is the law enforcement agency for New York City Department of Education schools. The agency is a division of the New York City Police Department Community Affairs Bureau, and is one of t ...
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New York City Transit Authority Police Department
* Merged into the New York City Sheriff's Office
** Bronx County Sheriff’s Office
** Kings County Sheriff's Office
** New York County Sheriff’s Office
** Queens County Sheriff’s Office
** Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
* Succeeded by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police
** New York City Bureau of Water Supply Police
See also
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Crime in New York City
Crime rates in New York City have been recorded since at least the 1800s. They have spiked ever since the post-war period. The highest crime totals were recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the crack epidemic surged, and then declined c ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in New York
there were 514 law enforcement agencies in New York State employing 66,472 Police Officers, some agencies employ Peace / Special Officers. (about 341 for each 100,000 residents) according to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' ''Census of Stat ...
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Mary Shanley
Mary Agnes Shanley (March 14, 1896 – July 3, 1989)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. Social Security Administration. was an American police officer and detective in the New York Police Department. She joined the department in 1931 and ...
, 4th female detective
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New York City Police Department Auxiliary Police
The New York City Police Department Auxiliary Police is a volunteer Auxiliary police, reserve police force which is a subdivision of the Patrol Services Bureau of the New York City Police Department. Auxiliary Police Officers assist the NYPD with ...
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Law enforcement in New York City
Law enforcement in New York City is carried out by numerous Federal, State, City and Private agencies. New York City has the highest concentration of Law Enforcement in the United States.
Federal government agencies
* Bureau of Alcohol, Toba ...