There are 61 permanent state park officers and about 49 seasonal officers. State Park police patrol 18 state parks from Valley Stream to Montauk, operating out of large barracks at Jones Beach and at Belmont Lake. The larger parks have their own police station. Not all stations are manned full-time, but the headquarters unit is open 24 hours. Has a total force of 3,110 sworn members, including detectives and support personnel.
Nassau police have homicide jurisdiction for the entire county, except for state parkways.
In traffic matters, county police can ticket anywhere in the county, including state parkways. Community services include school learning programs, a youth patrol, a neighborhood watch, drug and alcohol abuse programs, and the Police Activity League, which organizes youth sporting and other activities. All precincts are manned 24 hours and have detectives, community programs, ambulance service, bicycle patrols, problem oriented policing units. In addition, there is a highway patrol unit covering Long Island and Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressways. Virtually all patrols are in vehicles.