New York City Housing Authority Police Department

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New York City Housing Authority Police Department
Shield of the New York City Housing Authority Police Department
Agency overview
Formed	1952
Dissolved	1995
Superseding agency	New York City Police Department Housing Bureau
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	New York, New York, USA
Map of New York City Housing Authority Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	1,214.4 km2
Population	8,274,527
Legal jurisdiction	New York City
General nature	Local civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction	Buildings and lands occupied or explicitly controlled by the institution and the institution's personnel, and public entering the buildings and precincts of the institution.
Operational structure
Police Officers	2700+

The New York City Housing Authority Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1952 to 1995, which was then merged into the NYPD. The roots of this organization go back to 1934 and the creation of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). New York City Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the hiring of security guards to patrol the city's public housing buildings. These guards eventually were trained and became the first officers of the Housing Police, which was officially created in 1952.^[1] The Housing Police, along with the New York City Transit Police, was merged into the New York City Police Department in 1995 by New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and continues today as the Housing Bureau

The department had an auxiliary police unit and a emergency service unit^[2][3]