Law enforcement in Westchester County

There are currently 46 local police agencies located in Westchester County, New York. As well as other County, State, and Federal Law enforcement agencies responsible for protecting Westchester County, these agencies frequently work with one another and other agencies located in the surrounding counties and states as well as the NYPD. Westchester County is unique in that it has a large amount of police departments. Counties such as Nassau and Suffolk merged many of their smaller departments into large county police departments covering several towns. This has been often thought as being more effective and financially sound.

Westchester County Department of Public Safety

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Local Police Departments

The following departments are responsible for primary law enforcement in their jurisdictions.

*Ardsley PD
*Bedford PD
*Briarcliff Manor PD
*Bronxville PD
*Buchanan PD
*Croton PD
*Dobbs Ferry PD
*Eastchester PD
*Elmsford PD
*Greenburgh PD
*Harrison PD
*Hastings PD
*Irvington PD
*Larchmont PD
*Lewisboro PD
*Mamaroneck Town PD
*Mamaroneck Village PD
*Mount Kisco PD
*Mount Pleasant PD
*City of Mount Vernon PD
*New Castle PD
*City of New Rochelle PD
*North Castle PD
*North Salem PD
*Ossining Town PD
*Ossining Village PD
*City of Peekskill PD
*Pelham Manor PD
*Pelham Village PD
*Pleasantville PD
*Port Chester PD
*Pound Ridge PD
*Rye Brook PD
*City of Rye PD
*Scarsdale PD
*Sleepy Hollow PD
*Somers PD
*SPCA of Yonkers Humane Law Enforcement Division
*SPCA Of Westchester Humane Law Enforcement Division
*Tarrytown PD
*Tuckahoe PD
*City of White Plains PD
*City of Yonkers PD
*Yorktown PD
*Yonkers SPCC Child Abuse Unit

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Westchester County

* The SPCA of Westchester Humane Law Enforcement has jurisdiction throughout Westchester to enforce Animal Cruelty Laws, including Rockland and Putnam Counties as well where there is no Humane Law Enforcement Division in those counties.
*The Yonkers SPCA was originally incorporated in 1912. It is the second oldest Humane Law Enforcement Agency in the United States and currently consists of 8 sworn members, all of whom are experienced current or former law enforcement officers from other police agencies.
*New York State Police (has multiple Barracks located in Westchester County, responsible for patrol of state roads and major thoroughfares such as New York State Thruway, Taconic State Parkway, Interstate 684, Interstate 95 just to name a few as well as supplementing local police agencies with additional resources)
*New York State Park Police(responsible for patrol and security of all New York State Parks and Sites in Westchester County)Pictures of NYS Park Police Equipment
*New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police (NYS DEC Police)
*New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police (NYC DEP Police-Responsible for securing NYC water supply in Westchester County-IE NYC water shed located in Northern Westchester).
*Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police(MTA Police-Responsible for security and patrol of Metro North commuter railroad property).
*Westchester County Department of Correction [http://www.westchestergov.com/correction/]
*Westchester County Department of Public Safety

See also

List of law enforcement agencies in New York

References