The New York City Police Department (NYPD), established in 1845, is the largest municipal police force in the United States, and the second largest overall Law Enforcement Agency in the U.S. (behind the Customs and Border Protection Agency) with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. The NYPD is one of the oldest police departments established in the United States; tracing its root...
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The New York City Police Department (NYPD), established in 1845, is the largest municipal police force in the United States, and the second largest overall Law Enforcement Agency in the U.S. (behind the Customs and Border Protection Agency) with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. The NYPD is one of the oldest police departments established in the United States; tracing its roots back to the first Dutch eight man night watch in 1625, when New York City was New Amsterdam. It has its headquarters at One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan.
The NYPD has a broad array of specialized services, including the Emergency Services Unit, K-9, harbor patrol, air support, bomb disposal, anti-terrorism, criminal intelligence, anti-gang, narcotics, public transportation, even public housing; The New York City Transit Police and New York City Housing Authority Police Department were fully integrated into the NYPD in 1995. NYPD has...
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