New York City Police Department

== Department composition ==
As of October 2023, the NYPD's current authorized uniformed strength is 33,536.<ref>{{cite web|title=About NYPD - NYPD (Demographics)|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/public_information/department-ethnic-gender-rank-recap-report.pdf|access-date=2020-08-03|website=www1.nyc.gov|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701185052/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/public_information/department-ethnic-gender-rank-recap-report.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also 19,454 civilian employees, including approximately 4,500 [[New York City Police Department Auxiliary Police|auxiliary police officers]], 5,500 [[New York City Police Department School Safety Division|school safety agents]], and 3,500 traffic enforcement agents currently employed by the department. The [[Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York|Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York]] (NYC PBA), the largest municipal [[police union]] in the United States, represents over 50,000 active and retired NYC police officers.

Of the entire 33,536-member police force in 2023: 47% are white and 53% are members of minority groups.{{More detail needed}}

Of 21,603 officers on patrol:
*43% are non-Hispanic white
*57% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.{{More detail needed}}
Of 5,164 [[detective]]s:
*52% are non-Hispanic white
*48% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.{{More detail needed}}
Of 4,376 [[sergeant]]s:
*52% are non-Hispanic white
*48% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.{{More detail needed}}
Of 1,635 [[lieutenant]]s:
*59% are non-Hispanic white
*41% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.{{More detail needed}}
Of 360 [[Police captain|captain]]s: 
*62% are non-Hispanic white
*38% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.{{More detail needed}}
Of 101 [[police chief]]s: 
*57% are non-Hispanic white and
*43% are non-white.{{More detail needed}}

===Women in the NYPD===

{{see also|Women in policing in the United States}}

On January 1, 2022, [[Keechant Sewell]] became the first woman to serve as [[New York City Police Commissioner|Commissioner]] of the NYPD.<ref>{{cite web|title=Keechant Sewell sworn in as NYPD's first female police commissioner|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/keechant-sewell-sworn-nypds-first-female-police-commissioner-rcna10572|access-date=2022-01-01|website=NBC News|language=en|archive-date=January 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101153817/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/keechant-sewell-sworn-nypds-first-female-police-commissioner-rcna10572|url-status=live}}</ref> Juanita N. Holmes, appointed Chief of the Patrol Bureau in 2020, was the first black woman to hold this command and at the time of her appointment, was the highest-ranked uniformed woman in the NYPD.<ref>{{cite web|title=Juanita Holmes Named 1st Female NYPD Chief of Patrol|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/juanita-holmes-named-1st-female-nypd-chief-of-patrol/2694027/|access-date=2022-01-01|website=NBC New York|date=October 29, 2020 |language=en-US|archive-date=January 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101192850/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/juanita-holmes-named-1st-female-nypd-chief-of-patrol/2694027/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 12, 2023, Sewell announced that she was stepping down as commissioner. No reason was given for her departure.

===Place of residence===

As a rule, NYPD officers can reside in New York City as well as [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]], [[Orange County, New York|Orange]], [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]], [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]] and [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] counties and approximately half of them live outside the city (51% in 2020, up from 42% in 2016).<ref>{{cite web|title=A Majority Of NYPD Officers Don't Live In New York City, New Figures Show|url=https://gothamist.com/news/majority-nypd-officers-dont-live-new-york-city-new-figures-show|access-date=2021-12-07|website=[[Gothamist]]|date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207171211/https://gothamist.com/news/majority-nypd-officers-dont-live-new-york-city-new-figures-show|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=This Interactive Map Shows You Where NYPD Officers Live|url=https://gothamist.com/news/this-interactive-map-shows-you-where-nypd-officers-live|access-date=2021-12-07|website=[[Gothamist]]|date=October 22, 2016|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207171211/https://gothamist.com/news/this-interactive-map-shows-you-where-nypd-officers-live|url-status=live}}</ref> Legislation has been introduced to require newly hired officers to reside in New York City.<ref>{{cite press release|date=July 13, 2020|title=Senator Parker Proposes Legislation Aimed At Improving Police Relations in NYC|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/kevin-s-parker/senator-parker-proposes-legislation-aimed-improving-police|publisher=[[New York State Senate]]|access-date=2021-12-07|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207171220/https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/kevin-s-parker/senator-parker-proposes-legislation-aimed-improving-police|url-status=live}}</ref>