New York City Police Department

The New York City Police Department (NYPD), started in 1845, is the largest police force in the United States. There are approximately 36,000 Uniformed Police Officers and approximately 19,000 Civilian Members.^[source?] It is the police force that serves the five boroughs of New York City. The NYPD was one of the first "modern" style police departments in the United States with the Boston Police Department.^[7] The NYPD uses a color of the day to allow uniformed officers to recognize undercover officers to prevent accidental shootings.^[8]

City of New York Police Department
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Common name	New York City Police Department
Abbreviation	NYPD
Motto	Fidelis ad Mortem (Latin) "Faithful Unto Death"
Agency overview
Formed	May 23, 1845; 179 years ago (1845-05-23)
Employees	50,676[1]
Annual budget	US$5.4 b (2022)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	New York City, New York, United States
Size	468.484 sq mi (1,213.37 km2)
Population	8,468,190 (2021)[3]
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	One Police Plaza, Lower Manhattan
Sworn officers	Approximately 33,000 sworn officers[1]
Civilian employees	Approximately 19,000 civilian employees[1]
Police Commissioner responsible	Jessica Tisch
Agency executives	Tania Kinsella, First Deputy Police Commissioner John Chell, Chief of Department
Units	List of units Anti-Crime Unit Aviation Unit Ceremonial Unit Chaplains Unit Citywide Counterterrorism Unit Crimes Against Persons Unit Crime Scene Unit Disorder Control Unit Domestic Violence Unit Emergency Services Unit Executive Protection Unit Harbor Unit Hate Crimes Unit Mounted Unit Movie and T.V. Unit Paid Detail Unit Special Investigations Unit Special Victims Unit Technical Assistance and Response Unit (TARU)
Facilities
Commands	78 precincts[4] 12 transit districts 9 housing police service areas
Police vehicles	9,624[5]
Police boats	29[6]
Helicopters	8
Horses	35[source?]
K-9 units	34
Website
nyc.gov/nypd nypdonline.org

Street Crimes Unit

The NYPD’s street crime unit (motto: "We Own The Night") was a 300+ member plain clothes unit for reducing crime that became well known after the 1999 killing of Amadou Diallo. The four officers involved in the shooting were all members of the street crime unit. The unit was ended in 2002 because of the Diallo shooting. The unit's last leader was Inspector Bruce H. Smolka, who was later made Assistant Chief. The street crime unit has been replaced by the local precincts Anti-Crime Units. All of the officers involved in the shooting were found not guilty of the criminal charges in a long trial that took place in Albany after a successful request to change the location of the trial from the Bronx, where the shooting happened.^[source?]

The street crime unit was started in 1971 and had a long history of success in catching armed criminals on NYC streets. The establishment of the street crime unit led to the development of the color of the day undercover officer recognition system.