The New York City Police Department Housing Bureau is responsible for providing police services to about 420,000 people living in New York City's public housing projects.
They are stationed in Police Service Areas (PSA), which are almost identical to police precincts, with nine PSAs in total located throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx.
Police Officers often conduct interior patrols, making sure illegal activity does not take place in the halls, stairways, or the rooftops.
Statistics on crimes in NYC Public Housing are posted by the NYPD and are available on-line at:[1] Reference #1 is also a[dead link]
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