Services




The NYPD has a broad array of specialized services, including the Emergency Service Unit, K9, harbor patrol, air support, bomb squad, counter-terrorism, criminal intelligence, anti-gang, anti-organized crime, narcotics, public transportation, and public housing. The NYPD Intelligence Division & Counter-Terrorism Bureau has officers stationed in eleven cities internationally.

In 2019 the NYPD responded to 482,337 reports of crime, and made 214,617 arrests. There were 95,606 major felonies reported in 2019, compared to over half a million per year when crime in New York City peaked during the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s.

Reported Number of Major Felony Offences
Crime 1990 2000 2010 2019
Murder 2,262 673 536 319
Rape 3,126 2,068 1,373 1,755a
Robbery 100,280 32,562 19,486 13,371
Assault 44,122 25,924 16,956 20,696
Burglary 122,055 38,352 18,600 10,783
Larceny 108,487 49,631 37,835 43,250
Auto Theft 146,925 35,442 10,329 5,430
Total 527,257 184,652 105,115 95,606

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