Law enforcement in

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is carried out by numerous Federal, State, City and Private agencies. New York City has the highest concentration of Law Enforcement in the

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Federal government agencies

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 preve ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Diplomatic Security Service *

Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA; ) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic en ...

Federal Air Marshal Service The Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the supervision of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Because of the natu ...

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 ...

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 ...

Federal Reserve Police The U.S. Federal Reserve Police is the law enforcement unit of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. History Federal Reserve System Law Enforcement Officers derive their authority from Section 11(q) of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) *

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 ...

Smithsonian Police The Smithsonian Institution Office of Protection Services is the guard force of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a federal guard force consisting of 850 officers with special police authority tasked with protecting visitors, staff, property, ...

(for the

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and 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 ...

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, m ...

* U.S. Customs and Border Protection *

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 ...

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 ...

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 enforcem ...

** U.S. Marshals Service Southern District of New York ** U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of New York *

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 ...

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 enf ...

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 ...

* U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System *

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 ...

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 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. * New York State Office of the Attorney General – Investigations Division *

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 ...

* MTA Bridge and Tunnel Officers *

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* New York State Court Officers *

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police (NYSDEC Police), is the law enforcement agency of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Law Enforcement. NYS Environmental Conservation Officer ...

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, a ...

* New York State Office of Mental Health Police * New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Police * New York State Department of Motor Vehicles – Division of Field Investigations *

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 ...

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 Stat ...

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 ...

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 **

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

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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 Delawa ...

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

, 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, 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.

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

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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 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 ...

Disbanded agencies

* Central Park Police * ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Division * New York City Park Police *

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 ** Long Island Rail Road Police Department ** Metro-North Railroad Police Department ** Staten Island Rapid Transit Authority Police Department * Merged into the New York City Police Department: ** 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 ...

) ** 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

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Federal government agencies

State government agencies

Bi-state agencies

List of Agencies

City government agencies

Powers and Authority

List of Agencies

Private agencies

Prosecuting attorneys

Disbanded agencies

See also

References