New York City Police Department

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest and one of the oldest municipal police departments in the United States, with approximately 36,000 officers and 19,000 civilian employees. Of the almost 36,000 uniformed members of service, approximately 15.2% are Black, 29.0% are Hispanic, 8.6% are Asian, 0.1% are Native American and the remaining 47.1% are White. For civilian employees, the breakdown is 48.6% Black, 23.0% Hispanic, 12.8% Asian, 0.2% Native American and 15.4% White.