Proudly Serving Since 1791

The United States Park Police was created by President George Washington in 1791. The Force functions as a unit of the National Park Service with jurisdiction in all Federal parks. U.S. Park Police officers are located in the Washington, DC, New York City, and San Francisco metropolitan areas, and investigate and detain persons suspected of committing offenses against the United States. Officers also carry out services for many notable events conducted in the national parks.  

U.S. Park Police 24-hour Emergency Numbers

• Washington, DC: [phone]
• New York Field Office: [phone]
• San Francisco Field Office: [phone]  

For our non-emergency numbers, click here. 


The United States Park Police serves national parks in the aforementioned metropolitan areas ONLY (Gateway National Recreation Area, Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate National Recreation Area,George Washington Memorial Parkway, Baltimore-Washington Parkway and National Parks in Washington, D.C. and its environs). To report a missing person in all other National Parks, please see the Missing Persons in the National Parks page to route your report to the proper authority. The USPP does not police and so cannot respond to matters that occur in other areas and parks.


To request a police report for an incident that occurred in a National Park Service location within the Washington D.C, San Francisco, California, or New York City metropolitan areas, please email us at [e-mail]. If you are requesting a police report outside of the the above USPP jurisdictional areas, please send it to the appropriate National Park Service site.

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  United States Park Police Recruitment 2022

  Recruitment video for the United States Park Police.

  Duration:

  50.05 seconds