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NYPD Spatial Orientation Flashcards

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  1. An officer on foot begins at the southwest corner of a city block and walks clockwise around the entire block, returning to the start. In what order does the officer pass the corners?

    Answer: SW → SE → NE → NW → SW

    Clockwise from the southwest corner: east to SE, north to NE, west to NW, south back to SW.

  2. Radio: 'Suspect vehicle last seen northbound on 7th Ave passing 34th St.' Officers blocking at 36th St should position on which side of that intersection to intercept?

    Answer: South of 36th St on 7th Ave

    The northbound vehicle passed 34th St and heads toward 36th St; officers should be south of 36th St to intercept before the vehicle crosses.

  3. A patrol memo reads: 'Walked post from corner A north to corner B, then east to corner C, then south to corner D.' In what direction is corner D from corner A?

    Answer: East of A

    North to B then south to D cancel out vertically; the eastward leg to C places D directly east of A at the same latitude.

  4. A building fire is on Oak Street between Maple Ave (north) and Elm Ave (south). An officer responding from the north should enter Oak Street from which end?

    Answer: From the Maple Ave end

    Maple Ave is the northern cross-street, so an officer coming from the north enters Oak Street at the Maple Ave end first.

  5. Officer Davis learns a missing child was last seen 'across the street' from a community center whose front faces south. 'Across the street' from the front of the building is in which direction?

    Answer: South

    The front faces south, so 'across the street' from the front is on the south side of the street — directly south.

  6. A precinct is at grid coordinates (0,0). A robbery is reported at (3,4), where x = blocks east and y = blocks north. What is the minimum number of blocks an officer must travel on the street grid to reach the scene?

    Answer: 7 blocks

    Grid (Manhattan) distance = |3| + |4| = 7 blocks; straight-line distance (5 blocks) cannot be traveled on a grid.

  7. A patrol sergeant instructs officers to cover every corner of the block bounded by Washington Ave, Lincoln Ave, 10th St, and 11th St. How many corners must be covered?

    Answer: 4 corners

    A standard rectangular city block has exactly four corners, one at each intersection of the bounding streets.