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 the largest school-based law enforcement agencies in New York City and the United States, with approximately 5,000 School Safety Agents (SSA's) and 200 police officers. There are more School Safety Agents in NYC schools than counselors. The division costs approximately $750 million a year to run.
Shield of the New York City Police Department School Safety Division
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A NYPD School Safety vehicle in current white livery.
A NYPD School Safety vehicle in the formerly used dark blue livery.
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is the largest and one of the oldest, municipal police departments in the United States.
NYPD Police officer in uniform at the US Women's Soccer Team ticker-tape parade in 2019
NYPD Sergeant searching through a cruiser covered in debris during 9/11
Officers from the Emergency Service Unit
Police boat patrolling the East River