How do the NYPD, ESU, CRC, and SRG differ?

NYPD is the New York City Police Department. ESU (Emergency Services Unit), CRC (Critical Response Command), and SRG (Strategic Response Group), are all specialized details withing the NYPD. read more

So essemtially, SRG is a back-up tactical force for large scale Terrorism and show of force situations, while ESU remains the primary tactical response component of the NYPD and the ones the police call for any kind of help. read more

Yet, the first on scene at almost any cataclysmic event, will likely be a pair of police officers on patrol, another critical part of the NYPD’s counterterror capability; and those officers will undoubtedly, and unwaveringly, rush in to do what they do best: protect the people of this city. read more