The 9th Precinct of the
New York City Police Department is a
police precinct in
New York City. It is one of 77 NYPD patrol areas. Its boundaries are East 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the west, East Houston Street to the south and the
East River to the east. It is three-quarters of a
square mile in area, and it covers the neighborhoods commonly referred to as the
East Village,
Alphabet City,
Loisaida and
NoHo.
The 9th Precinct's nickname is "The Fighting Ninth".
History
The precinct was originally designated as the 15th Precinct. When a new
police station, designed by the firm of
Hoppin & Koen in 1912, was built at 321 East 5th Street, the 15th Precinct's numbers were carved into the sidewalk pediment. The 15th Precinct became the 9th in 1929 during a citywide renumbering of precincts.
The station-house was closed in May 2002 and demolished. A new, taller building was erected and the original stone facade was re-installed. While the station-house was being rebuilt, the 9th Precinct moved to 130
Avenue C and shared the building with PSA 4, a
Housing Police unit that serves the area of
Manhattan south of 59th Street. The "Fighting Ninth" moved into its new station-house at 321 East 5th Street on May 18, 2007.
Crime
The 9th Precinct ranked 58th safest out of 69 city precincts for per-capita crime in 2010. The 9th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 78.3% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct saw 0 murders, 40 rapes, 85 robberies, 149 felony assaults, 161 burglaries, 835 grand larcenies, and 32 grand larcenies auto in 2018.
Notable involvements
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Astor Place Riot
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New York Draft Riots
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Tompkins Square Park Riot
The Tompkins Square Park riot occurred on August 6–7, 1988 in Tompkins Square Park, located in the East Village and Alphabet City neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City. Groups of "drug pushers, homeless people and young people known a ...
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Wigstock
*The theft of
A T Stewart's body
*The
Daniel Rakowitz case
*The
Jack Abbott case
In popular culture
The facade of the precinct's stationhouse at 321 East 5th Street has been used as the setting for several
police television series, including ''
Kojak'',
''
Cagney and Lacey'', ''
NYPD Blue
''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...
'',
''
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
'', and ''
Person of Interest
"Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...
''. The precinct is called the 15th in ''NYPD Blue'' because those numbers can still be seen carved into the restored sidewalk pediment.
The stationhouse facade was also used in the film ''
Glitter''.
References
External links
Official NYC Gov HomepageOfficial Ninth Precinct Community Council WebsiteWeekly Crime Stats from the 9th Precinct
{{East Village, Manhattan
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New York City Police Department precincts
New York City Police Department buildings