New York City Police Department

===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>