Explore police hiring resources in New York.

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-21. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• FAQ: nineteen and under thirty-five on written-exam date, subject to military exception; twenty at appointment. Residence at appointment in Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans or Wayne County. Criminal-justice degree not required. Verify complete current examination eligibility and exceptions.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

FAQ requires New York police certification and competitive civil-service hiring; no out-of-state lateral transfers. Seven-week department academy described. Out-of-state entry applicants can request grouped screening trips; different from lateral eligibility.

Recruiting contact

Recruiter Michelle Calderon

Hiring outline

1. Civil-service written examination, score-based processing and agility, psychological/medical evaluation, background including polygraph, possible final chief interview. Detailed page lists evaluations before background while FAQ groups them within it; exact sequence and conditional offer need confirmation.

Physical testing

Push-ups, sit-ups and 1.5-mile run. All applicants must pass; page warns no retests and short notice after written results. Numeric age/sex standards not verified; official preparatory class advertised.

Benefits

FAQ says first-grade officer salary/benefits during academy; current amount not verified. Approximate academy twenty-six weeks and field training twelve weeks; scheduling subject to confirmation.

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

New York, not Rochester Minnesota or New Hampshire. FAQ estimates nine–fifteen months from exam to academy, not a guarantee. No current exam deadline, salary figure, recruitAnnual or JobPosting inferred.

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