Did You Know...

Did you know that the NYPD has a Domestic Violence Unit that are specifically trained to respond to Domestic Violence reports.

The NYPD created the Domestic Violence Unit in 1995 to develop policies and programs to combat family violence. The NYPD’s Domestic Violence Unit are taught different strategies for handling domestic violence in communities. The Domestic Violence Unit trains Domestic Violence Prevention Officers (DVPO) and Investigators, Training Sergeants, newly promoted Sergeants, Lieutenants and Captains, newly assigned recruits to the Housing Bureau, and members of public and private organizations. There are over 400 DVPOs and Domestic Violence Investigators in the City’s 76 police precincts and 9 Housing Police Service Areas. Every precinct has at least one specially trained DVPO.