Overview

The police profession offers benefits, varied work assignments, and unlimited opportunity. It doesn't tie you to a desk. It takes you out into the community to meet people and resolve real world problems. Here, you will see tangible results, while building a set of problem solving skills you can take anywhere. Uniform patrol is the backbone of the NYPD. A NYC Police Officer is a multifaceted individual with extensive training in community affairs, crime prevention, investigations, narcotics enforcement, forensic science, law, and youth relations. The New York City Police Department is the largest Police Department in the United States and looked upon as the nation's leader in law enforcement practices. Many of our officers become specialists in Aviation, Highway Patrol, Emergency Services, Crime Scene Analysis, Criminal Investigations, Drug Enforcement, and much more.

A Great Place to Serve

There has never been a better time to join the NYPD. The Department is modernizing management, improving technology, and updating training. The NYPD leads the nation with the most dramatic crime reductions in our time. Our role as a traditional fighter of crime and disorder has expanded to include Counter-Terrorism.  We need the best and brightest to support our increasingly complex mission.  The NYPD is making history by making New York the safest city in America and you can be a part of it.