List of Long Island law enforcement agencies
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The List of Long Island law enforcement agencies provides an inclusive list of law enforcement agencies serving New York
's Long Island
. This includes those agencies serving the New York City
boroughs of Brooklyn
and Queens
on the western portion of Long Island along with those serving the suburban counties of Nassau County
and Suffolk County
.
The New York City Transit Police
and the New York City Housing Authority Police
were merged into the NYPD in 1995, the Brooklyn Police Department and the Long Island City Police Department in 1898 and the Town of Morrisania Police Department in 1879.
Each of the five counties of New York City — New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Richmond (Staten Island), Kings (Brooklyn) and Queens — had a county sheriff's department. In 1942 they were merged together to form the New York City Sheriff's Office. In 1939 the corrections part of the individual county sheriff's office's became the separate New York City Department of Correction
.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
's Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. This includes those agencies serving the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
boroughs of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
and Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
on the western portion of Long Island along with those serving the suburban counties of Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
and Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
.
State agencies operating on Long Island
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police (police officers)
- Long Island Rail Road Police (merged into Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police in 1997)
- New York State Court OfficersNew York State Court OfficersNew York State Court Officers are law enforcement officers who provide police services to the New York State Unified Court System, and enforce state and city laws at all facilities operated by the New York State Unified Court System.- Training :...
(peace officers) - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation PoliceNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation PoliceThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police is the police force of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Members of the DEC Police are New York State police officers...
(police officers) - New York State Forest RangersNew York State Forest RangersThe New York State Forest Rangers are law enforcement officials of the Division of Forest Protection of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation...
(police officers) - New York State Office of Mental Health PoliceNew York State Office of Mental Health PoliceThe New York State Office of Mental Health Police is a law enforcement agency that provides police and security services to the New York State Office of Mental Health.-History:...
(peace officers) - New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities PoliceNew York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities PoliceThe New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Police is a law enforcement agency that provides police and security services to the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities....
(peace officers) - New York State Park PoliceNew York State Park PoliceThe New York State Park Police is the police department of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.-Mission of the NYSPP:...
(police officers)- Long Island State Parkway PoliceLong Island State Parkway PoliceThe Long Island State Parkway Police is a defunct New York State law enforcement agency that once patrolled state parks and parkways on Long Island, New York.-Creation of the Long Island State Park Police:...
(merged into New York State PoliceNew York State PoliceThe New York State Police is the state police force of over 4,600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. It was established on April 11, 1917 by the New York Legislature, in response to the 1913 murder of a construction foreman named Sam Howell in Westchester County, which at that time did not...
and New York State Park PoliceNew York State Park PoliceThe New York State Park Police is the police department of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.-Mission of the NYSPP:...
in 1980)
- Long Island State Parkway Police
- New York State PoliceNew York State PoliceThe New York State Police is the state police force of over 4,600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. It was established on April 11, 1917 by the New York Legislature, in response to the 1913 murder of a construction foreman named Sam Howell in Westchester County, which at that time did not...
(police officers)- Long Island State Parkway PoliceLong Island State Parkway PoliceThe Long Island State Parkway Police is a defunct New York State law enforcement agency that once patrolled state parks and parkways on Long Island, New York.-Creation of the Long Island State Park Police:...
(merged into New York State PoliceNew York State PoliceThe New York State Police is the state police force of over 4,600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. It was established on April 11, 1917 by the New York Legislature, in response to the 1913 murder of a construction foreman named Sam Howell in Westchester County, which at that time did not...
and New York State Park PoliceNew York State Park PoliceThe New York State Park Police is the police department of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.-Mission of the NYSPP:...
in 1980)
- Long Island State Parkway Police
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police DepartmentPort Authority Police DepartmentThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, or Port Authority Police Department , is a law enforcement agency in New York and New Jersey, the duties of which are to protect all facilities owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and to enforce state and city laws...
(police officers) - State University of New York PoliceState University of New York PoliceThe New York State University Police is the law enforcement agency of the State University of New York , the state university system of New York...
(police officers) - New York State DMV Division of Field Investigations (peace officers)
New York City
- New York City Police DepartmentNew York City Police DepartmentThe New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
- New York City Fire Marshals (police officers)
- New York City Police Department Auxiliary Police (peace officers)
- New York City Sheriff's OfficeNew York City Sheriff's OfficeThe New York City Sheriff's Office is the civil law enforcement division of the New York City Department of Finance. The Sheriff's office is headed by a sheriff, who is appointed to the position by the mayor, unlike most sheriffs in New York State who are elected officials...
(peace officers) - New York City Marshals (peace officers)
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection PoliceNew York City Department of Environmental Protection PoliceThe New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police, also known as DEP Police, and formerly known as the Bureau of Water Supply Police and the Aqueduct Police, is a law enforcement agency in New York whose duties are to protect and preserve the New York City water supply system, the...
(police officers) - New York City Department of Sanitation PoliceNew York City Department of Sanitation PoliceThe New York City Department of Sanitation Police is the law enforcement arm of the New York City Department of Sanitation...
(peace officers) - New York City Department of Health and Hospitals PoliceNew York City Department of Health and Hospitals PoliceThe New York City Department of Health and Hospitals Police is a law enforcement agency in New York City that's duties are to provide police and security services to hospitals operated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation , and to enforce state and city laws at hospitals operated...
(peace officers) - New York City Parks Enforcement PatrolNew York City Parks Enforcement PatrolThe New York City Department of Parks and Recreation maintains a specialized unit of full time and seasonal uniformed peace officers who enforce department rules and regulations, as well as New York State laws within the jurisdiction of New York City parks. Established in 1981, NYC Parks...
(peace officers) - New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission Inspectors (peace officers)
- New York City Department of InvestigationNew York City Department of InvestigationThe New York City Department of Investigation is an agency of the New York City government. It serves as an independent and nonpartisan watchdog for New York City government. Major functions include investigating and referring for prosecution cases of fraud, corruption and unethical conduct by...
(peace officers) - New York City Department of City Administrative Services Police (peace officers)
- New York City Department of CorrectionNew York City Department of CorrectionThe New York City Department of Correction is responsible for New York City's inmates, housing the majority of them on Rikers Island. It employs 9,500 uniformed officers and 1,400 civilian staff, has 543 vehicles, and processes over 100,000 new inmates every year, retaining a population of inmates...
(peace officers) - New York City Department of Human Resources Administration Police (peace officers)
- New York City Department of Homeless Services PoliceNew York City Department of Homeless Services PoliceThe New York City Department of Homeless Services Police is a law enforcement agency in New York City whose duties are to provide police services to the New York City Department of Homeless Services , and to enforce state and city laws at all facilities operated by the New York City Department of...
(peace officers) - New York State Roosevelt Island Authority; Roosevelt Island Department of Public Safety (New York State sanctioned police force for Roosevelt IslandRoosevelt IslandRoosevelt Island, known as Welfare Island from 1921 to 1973, and before that Blackwell's Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. It lies between the island of Manhattan to its west and the borough of Queens to its east...
) (peace officers) - City University of New York Public Safety DepartmentCity University of New York Public Safety DepartmentThe City University of New York Public Safety Department is the fifth largest law enforcement agency in New York City whose duties are to protect all campuses owned by the City University of New York and to enforce state and city laws on and off campus grounds 24 hours a day 7 days a week...
(peace officers) - Big Six Towers Public Safety (private police force for the Big Six Towers housing community) (peace officers)
- Co-op City Department of Public SafetyCo-op City Department of Public SafetyThe Co-op City Department of Public Safety is a security police force in the Bronx borough of New York City whose duties are to protect the property and citizens of Co-op City, and to enforce state and city laws on Co-op City property...
(private police force for Co-op City, a private housing community in The BronxThe BronxThe Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
) (peace officers) - Hunts Point Department of Public SafetyHunts Point Department of Public SafetyThe Hunts Point Department of Public Safety is a law enforcement agency in the borough of the Bronx within the confines of New York City. Their duties are to enforce city & state laws at the New York City Terminal Market, to protect the people and property of the market, including all its ...
(private police force for Hunts PointHunts Point, BronxHunts Point is a low-income neighborhood located on a peninsula in the South Bronx in New York City. It is the location of one of the largest food distribution facilities in the world. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 2. Its boundaries are the Bruckner Expressway to the west and...
) (peace officers)
- Seagate Police Department (private police force for SeagateSeagate, BrooklynSea Gate is a private, gated community at the far western end of Coney Island at the southwestern tip of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It contains mostly single-family homes, some directly on Gravesend Bay...
) (peace officers) - Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police DepartmentTriborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police DepartmentThe Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Police, or TBTA Police for short, is a law enforcement agency in New York City thats duties are to protect all facilities and surrounding area owned by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority , enforce state and city laws at all the facilities and the...
(peace officers) - Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (police officers)
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police (police officers)
- ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement DivisionASPCA Humane Law Enforcement DivisionThe ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Division is the law enforcement arm of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...
(peace officers) - New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Law Enforcement officers (peace officers)
- New York City Administration of Childrens Services Police (peace officers)
The New York City Transit Police
New York City Transit Police
The New York City Transit Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1953 to 1995. The roots of this organization go back to 1936 when Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the hiring of Special Patrolmen for the New York City Subway system...
and the New York City Housing Authority Police
New York City Housing Authority Police Department
The New York City Housing Authority Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1952 to 1995. The roots of this organization go back to 1934 and the creation of the New York City Housing Authority. New York City Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the...
were merged into the NYPD in 1995, the Brooklyn Police Department and the Long Island City Police Department in 1898 and the Town of Morrisania Police Department in 1879.
Each of the five counties of New York City — New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Richmond (Staten Island), Kings (Brooklyn) and Queens — had a county sheriff's department. In 1942 they were merged together to form the New York City Sheriff's Office. In 1939 the corrections part of the individual county sheriff's office's became the separate New York City Department of Correction
New York City Department of Correction
The New York City Department of Correction is responsible for New York City's inmates, housing the majority of them on Rikers Island. It employs 9,500 uniformed officers and 1,400 civilian staff, has 543 vehicles, and processes over 100,000 new inmates every year, retaining a population of inmates...
.
Nassau County
- Nassau County Police Department
- Nassau County Police Public Safety Officers (peace officers)
- Nassau County Sheriff's Department (police officers)
- Nassau County Community College Department of Public Safety (peace officers)
- Nassau County Fire Marshals (peace officers)
- East Hills Department of Public Safety (peace officers)
- Floral Park Police Department
- Freeport Police Department
- Garden City Police Department
- Glen Cove Police Department
- Great Neck Estates Police Department
- Hempstead Village Police Department
- Kings Point Police Department
- Lake Success Police Department
- Long Beach Police DepartmentLong Beach Police Department (New York)Long Beach Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the City of Long Beach on the South Shore of Long Island. Established in 1911, it currently has approximately 78 sworn members....
- Lynbrook Police Department
- Malverne Police Department
- Muttontown Police Department
- Old Westbury Police Department
- Old Brookville Police Department
- Port Washington Police Department
- Oyster Bay Cove Police Department
- Rockville Centre Police Department
- Sands Point Police Department
- Town of Hempstead Bay Constables (peace officers)
- Town of Hempstead Department of Public Safety (non certified security)
- Town of North Hempstead Bay Constables (peace officers)
- Town of North Hempstead Department of Public Safety (peace officers)
- Town of Oyster Bay Bay Constables (peace officers)
- Town of Oyster Bay Department of Public Safety (peace officers)
Suffolk County
- Suffolk County Police Department
- Babylon Town Police Department (merged to form the SCPD in 1960)
- Babylon Village Police Department (merged to form the SCPD in 1960)
- Lindenhurst Police Department (merged to form the SCPD in 1960)
- Brookhaven Town Police Department (merged to form the SCPD in 1960)
- Patchogue Village Police Department (merged to form the SCPD in 1960)
- Islip Town Police Department (merged to form the SCPD in 1960)
- Brightwaters Police Department (merged to form the SCPD in 1960)
- Huntington Town Police Department (merged to form the SCPD in 1960)
- Smithtown Town Police Department (merged to form the SCPD in 1960)
- Suffolk County Sheriff's Office (police officers)
- Suffolk County Park PoliceSuffolk County Park Police (New York)The Suffolk County Park Police is a law enforcement agency in Suffolk County, New York. Officers are sworn in as police officers under New York state law....
(police officers)- Suffolk County Park Rangers (merged into Suffolk County Park PoliceSuffolk County Park Police (New York)The Suffolk County Park Police is a law enforcement agency in Suffolk County, New York. Officers are sworn in as police officers under New York state law....
in 1991)
- Suffolk County Park Rangers (merged into Suffolk County Park Police
- Suffolk County Community College Office of Public Safety (peace officers)
- Suffolk County SPCA Law Enforcement Division (peace officers)
- Asharoken Police Department
- Amityville Police Department
- Babylon Village Code Enforcement (peace officers)
- Belle Terre Village Constables (peace officers)
- Brightwaters Village Public Safety (peace officers)
- East Hampton Town Marine Patrol
- East Hampton Town Police Department
- East Hampton Village Police DepartmentEast Hampton Village Police Department (New York)The East Hampton Village Police Department is a Full time Police agency, Recently chosen for New York State Accredited Status.The Department is located within the Town of East Hampton, in Suffolk County, New York. The Police Department is staffed with 22 full time officers, and is supported in the...
- Fisher's Island Constables (peace officers)
- Head of the Harbor Police Department
- Lloyd Harbor Police Department
- Long Island MacArthur AirportLong Island MacArthur AirportLong Island MacArthur Airport, formerly known as Islip Airport is a public airport located on Long Island, in Ronkonkoma, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is seven miles northeast of the central business district of Islip hamlet...
Police Department (peace officers) - Nissequogue Police Department
- Northport Police Department
- Ocean Beach Police Department
- Old Field Village Constables (peace officers)
- Port Jefferson Village Constables Bureau (peace officers)
- Poquott Village Constables (peace officers)
- Patchogue Village Constables (peace officers)
- Quogue Police Department
- Riverhead Town Police Department
- Sag Harbor Police Department
- Saltaire Police Department
- Shelter Island Town Police Department
- Southampton Town Bay Constables
- Southampton Town Police Department
- Southampton Village Police Department
- Southold Town Police Department
- Town of Babylon Bay Constable's Office (peace officers)
- Town of Babylon Park Rangers (peace officers)
- Town of Brookhaven Fire Marshals (peace officers)
- Town of Brookhaven Park Rangers (peace officers)
- Town of Brookhaven Harbormaster/Bay Constables (peace officers)
- Town of Islip Fire Marshal's Office (peace officers)
- Town of Islip Harbor Police Department (peace officers)
- Town of Islip Park Rangers (peace officers)
- Town of Huntington Harbormaster/Bay Constables(peace officers)
- Town of Smithtown Department of Public Safety (peace officers)
- Town of Smithtown Park Rangers (peace officers)
- Village of the Branch Police Department
- Westhampton Beach Police Department
- Westhampton Dunes Village Constables (peace officers)
Other
- Long Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Law Enforcement (peace officers)
Federal
- Smithsonian PoliceSmithsonian PoliceThe Smithsonian Institution Office of Protection Services is the guard force of the Smithsonian Institution.It is a federal guard force consisting of 850 officers with limited special police authority tasked with protecting visitors, staff, property, and grounds of the federally-owned and managed...
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice...
- Drug Enforcement AdministrationDrug Enforcement AdministrationThe Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
- Federal Bureau of InvestigationFederal Bureau of InvestigationThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
- Immigration and Customs EnforcementU.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security , responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security...
- US Federal Protective ServiceUnited States Federal Protective ServiceThe Federal Protective Service is the federal police force of the Secretary of Homeland Security. As a component of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate within DHS Headquarters, FPS is responsible for law enforcement and security of nearly 9,000...
- US Marshals Service
- US National Park Service (Law Enforcement Rangers)
- US Park PoliceUnited States Park PoliceThe United States Park Police is one of the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. It functions as a full service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San...
- US Postal Inspection ServiceUnited States Postal Inspection ServiceThe United States Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. Its jurisdiction is defined as "crimes that may adversely affect or fraudulently use the U.S...
- US Postal Police
- US Probation and Parole DepartmentFederal ProbationThe Federal Probation Service or United States Probation Service is part of the Federal Judiciary and serves the United States district courts in all 94 judicial federal districts nationwide and constitutes the community corrections arm of the Federal Judiciary...
- US Secret ServiceUnited States Secret ServiceThe United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
- US Veterans Affairs Police DepartmentUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs PoliceThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police is the uniformed police service of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for the protection of the VA Medical Centers and other facilities operated by United States Department of Veterans Affairs and its subsidiary...
(at the Brooklyn NY VA Hospital, St. Albans Community Living Center and Northport VA Hospital) - Customs and Border Protection-CBP (JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Republic Airport, MacArthur Airport, Gabreski Airport)
- US Coast GuardUnited States Coast GuardThe United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
State agencies
- Long Island Rail Road Police (merged into Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police in 1997)
- Long Island State Parkway PoliceLong Island State Parkway PoliceThe Long Island State Parkway Police is a defunct New York State law enforcement agency that once patrolled state parks and parkways on Long Island, New York.-Creation of the Long Island State Park Police:...
(merged into New York State PoliceNew York State PoliceThe New York State Police is the state police force of over 4,600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. It was established on April 11, 1917 by the New York Legislature, in response to the 1913 murder of a construction foreman named Sam Howell in Westchester County, which at that time did not...
and New York State Park PoliceNew York State Park PoliceThe New York State Park Police is the police department of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.-Mission of the NYSPP:...
in 1980)
New York City agencies
- New York City Transit PoliceNew York City Transit PoliceThe New York City Transit Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1953 to 1995. The roots of this organization go back to 1936 when Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the hiring of Special Patrolmen for the New York City Subway system...
(merged into the NYPD in 1995) - New York City Housing Authority PoliceNew York City Housing Authority Police DepartmentThe New York City Housing Authority Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1952 to 1995. The roots of this organization go back to 1934 and the creation of the New York City Housing Authority. New York City Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the...
(merged into the NYPD in 1995)
Suffolk County agencies
- Babylon Town Police Department (merged into Suffolk County Police Department in 1960)
- Babylon Village Police Department (merged into Suffolk County Police Department in 1960)
- Lindenhurst Police Department (merged into Suffolk County Police Department in 1960)
- Brookhaven Town Police Department (merged into Suffolk County Police Department in 1960)
- Patchogue Village Police Department (merged into Suffolk County Police Department in 1960)
- Islip Town Police Department (merged into Suffolk County Police Department in 1960)
- Brightwaters Police Department (merged into Suffolk County Police Department in 1960)
- Huntington Town Police Department (merged into Suffolk County Police Department in 1960)
- Smithtown Town Police Department (merged into Suffolk County Police Department in 1960)
- Suffolk County Park Rangers (merged into Suffolk County Park Police in 1991)
- Greenport Police Department (merged into Southold Town Police Department in 1994)
- Hampton Bays Police Department (merged into Southampton Town Police Department in 19??)