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Mission

Body-Worn Cameras

Technology and Equipment

Frequently Asked Questions

Department Manual

Reforms to the NYPD Disciplinary System

Reform and Reinvention Collaborative

Mass Demonstration Response Recommendations

Disability Service Facilitator

MWBE Small Purchases

NYPD General Procurement Related Notices

Language Access Plan

MOUs/NYC Rules

Public Feedback

POST Act

Reexamining LGBTQ Cases

Stay Connected

Contact Us

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Technology and Equipment

The NYPD is the most technologically advanced police department in the nation and utilizes cutting-edge technology and equipment to ensure the safety of both its officers and the communities they’re sworn to protect.

Some of the department's technological advancements and equipment upgrades include:

Smartphones for all police officers

Tablets for patrol vehicles

Ballistic door protection for hundreds of patrol vehicles

More Tasers in patrol commands

Stronger pepper spray in better canisters

Upgraded escape hoods

Heavy vests and Kevlar helmets

Belt-worn trauma kits

Military-grade flashlights

The Domain Awareness System, which pools existing live streams of data from multiple sources

CompStat 2.0, which provides officers in the field with access to updated and interactive, real-time crime pattern analysis and mapping software

Body camera technology that records enforcement encounters

ShotSpotter technology that identifies, records, locates, and reports gunshots

Police Vehicles

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Equipment

Body-worn Cameras

Facial Recognition