New York City Police Commissioner

Police Commissioner of the City of New York
New York Police Department Commissioner's shield
Incumbent Edward Caban since July 1, 2023
Style	The Honorable (formal) Commissioner (informal)
Appointer	Mayor of New York
Term length	Five years Renewable at mayor's pleasure
Constituting instrument	New York City Charter[1]
Inaugural holder	George W. Matsell (as Superintendent)
Formation	1845
Deputy	First Deputy Commissioner
Website	www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/administration/commissioners_corner.shtml

The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department and presiding member of the Board of Commissioners. The commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the mayor. The commissioner is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department as well as the appointment of deputies including the Chief of Department and subordinate officers. Commissioners are civilian administrators, and they and their subordinate deputies are civilians under an oath of office, not sworn members of the force. This is a separate position from the Chief of Department, who is the senior sworn uniformed member of the force. The First Deputy Commissioner is the Commissioner and department's second-in-command.^[2] The office of the Police Commissioner is located at the NYPD Headquarters, One Police Plaza. Both the commissioner and first deputy commissioner outrank all uniformed officers, including the chief of department.

Theodore Roosevelt, in one of his final acts as Governor of New York before becoming Vice President of the United States in March 1901, continued reforms he began when he was police superintendent by signing legislation that replaced the police commission and office of the police chief (previously the superintendent) with a single police commissioner. ^{[Citation Needed]}

The current police commissioner is Edward Caban, who took office on July 17, 2023, after previously filling the position as acting commissioner.

The Commissioner's responsibilities include:

• To ensure the effective day-to-day operation of the department
• To appoint the board of Commissioners, the Chief of the Department and all subordinate officers
• To ensure the safety and protection of New York City and its population
• To ensure the department enforces city, state and federal law