Shelter Island Town Police Department

Shelter Island Town Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the Town of Shelter Island in Suffolk County, New York, based at 44 N Ferry Rd. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Shelter Island limits in Suffolk County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Shelter Island sits across a New York jurisdiction where seasonal and year-round residents share the roads, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Shelter Island should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Shelter Island CDP, NY has an estimated population of 2,281.