Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department (MTAPD) is a division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York state.[2] MTA police officers are fully empowered under the New York State Public Authorities Law and are commissioned in the state of Connecticut. Their geographic area of employment extends to all counties in New York served by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, giving officers the ability to exercise full police authority within the counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, and in New York City.
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Abbreviation | MTAPD |
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Formed | January 1, 1998[1] |
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Operations jurisdiction | New York City, New York, USA |
Legal jurisdiction | New York and Connecticut |
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Sworn members | 1046 |
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Parent agency | Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Units | List
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Districts | 9
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Dogs | MTA Police K-9 |
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The MTA Police Department is the primary railroad police agency in New York State and Connecticut. The New York City subways are patrolled by the NYPD Transit Bureau under contract since 1994.
Since 2019, the MTA Police has officers conducting daily subway patrols in New York City in an effort to assist the NYPD in addressing quality of life issues, like homelessness, that affect commuters.