Short answers, pulled from the story.
The New York City Police Department was established on the 23rd of May 1845. This date marks the replacement of a chaotic night watch system with the first professional, full-time municipal police force in the United States.
Keechant Sewell became the first woman to serve as the New York City Police Department Commissioner on the 1st of January 2022. She announced her resignation on the 12th of June 2023, and Jessica Tisch was appointed as the second woman to hold the position on the 25th of November 2024.
As of October 2023, the New York City Police Department has an authorized uniformed strength of 33,536 officers. The department also employs 19,454 civilian employees including traffic enforcement agents, auxiliary police officers, and school safety agents.
The New York City Police Department has lost 932 officers in the line of duty since 1849. This total includes 28 officers killed by gunfire from other officers and 23 officers who died during the 11th of September 2001 attacks.
The New York City Police Department developed the CompStat computer system in 1994. This system allows the department to track crime in real-time and identify patterns to deploy resources more effectively.