Chauncey Parker was appointed Deputy Mayor for Public Safety by Mayor Eric L. Adams in October 2024. In this role, he oversees and coordinates the city’s public safety operations, ensuring they align with the mayor’s vision of protecting public safety with the lightest touch.

Parker also serves as Director of the New York/New Jersey High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), a federally funded grant program that invests in public safety and public health partnerships to build safe and healthy communities. He has also served as the NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Collaborative Policing since 2019, where he leads efforts to strengthen the department’s partnerships with individuals, government agencies, and community organizations to improve police services, expand non-enforcement options, and develop innovative strategies to enhance safety.

Parker began his career in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in 1986, where he served for five years, before serving 10 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 2002, Governor George Pataki appointed Parker as the Director of Criminal Justice for New York State, where for five years he oversaw all state criminal justice agencies. In 2010, Parker returned to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as an Executive Assistant District Attorney, where he served until his appointment to the NYPD.

Parker is the recipient of the United States Department of Justice Award for Distinguished Service; the J. Edward Lumbard Award from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York; and the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit's Congressman Hal Rogers Beacon of Hope Award. Parker also serves on the Board of Directors of the Joyful Heart Foundation, a nonprofit founded by actress and advocate Mariska Hargitay to end sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.