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NYPD Spatial Orientation Flashcards

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  1. A witness says a collision occurred 'two blocks south and three blocks east' of the police station at Main St and Center Ave. Which intersection had the collision?

    Answer: Two blocks south of Main St, three blocks east of Center Ave

    Moving two blocks south of Main St and three blocks east of Center Ave gives the described intersection.

  2. On a standard map with north at the top, a location marked in the lower-right portion of the map is in which general direction from the map's center?

    Answer: Southeast

    Lower on the map equals south; right side of the map equals east, so lower-right is southeast.

  3. Officer Thompson is facing east and does an about-face. In which direction is she now facing?

    Answer: West

    An about-face is a 180-degree turn, so from east the officer now faces west.

  4. A dispatcher tells Officer Brown: 'The scene is on the south side of the street.' If Officer Brown is standing on the north side of the street and turns to face the scene, in which direction is he facing?

    Answer: South

    To face a scene on the south side of the street from the north side, the officer faces south.

  5. Two officers are assigned to opposite ends of a north-south alley. Officer A is at the north end; Officer B is at the south end. They walk toward each other. What direction is each officer walking?

    Answer: Officer A walks south; Officer B walks north

    Officer A at the north end walks south toward Officer B; Officer B at the south end walks north toward Officer A.

  6. A building's front (address side) faces west. An officer is told to guard the north side of the building. Standing on the street west of the building and facing the building (facing east), the north side is to the officer's:

    Answer: Left

    Facing east toward the building, the officer's left is north and right is south — so the north side of the building is to the officer's left.

  7. A patrol sector map shows a Library (northwest corner), Park (northeast corner), School (southeast corner), and Fire Station (southwest corner). A crime occurred midway between the Library and the School. Where did the crime occur?

    Answer: At the center of the map

    The midpoint between the northwest corner (Library) and the southeast corner (School) is the center of the map.