New York City Transit Police
| New York City Transit Police Department | |
| Agency Overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1953 |
| Dissolved | 1995 |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
City of New York in the State of New York , USA |
| Map of New York City Transit Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 1,214.4 km² |
| Population | 8,274,527 |
| Legal jurisdiction | New York City |
| General nature |
|
| Specialist jurisdiction | Commuter transit systems and immediate environs, rail, tram, ferry, bus, etc. |
| Operational Structure | |
| Police Officers | Approx. 4000 |
The New York City Transit Police Department, that was started in 1953, was a transit police department for the New York City Subway and bus lines. It became part of the NYPD in 1995 as the Transit Bureau of the New York City Police Department by decision of New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.[1]
Transit police in movies[change]
The New York City Transit Police were made famous in movies such as:
Related pages[change]
- Amtrak Police
- British Transport Police
- New Jersey Transit Police Department
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police
- Port Authority Police Department
- Transit police
- TTC Special Constable Services
- Color of the day (police)
References[change]
- ↑ New York City Government Archived 2007-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, 2002, Accessed August 29, 2007.
Other websites[change]
- New York City Police Department Transit Bureau Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
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- Law enforcement in New York City
- Transport in New York City
- Law enforcement agencies of the United States
- 1953 establishments in the United States
- 1950s establishments in New York (state)
- 1995 disestablishments in the United States
- 1990s disestablishments in New York (state)