Chicago Police Department
The Chicago Police Department, also known as Chicago P.D. and the CPD, is the main law enforcement agency of the City of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the city mayor. It is the largest police department in the Midwest and the second largest in the United States after the New York City Police Department with over 13,600 sworn officers and over 2,600 other employees. Dating back to 1837, the Chicago Police Department is one of the oldest modern police forces in the world.
| Chicago Police Department | |
| Common name | Chicago P.D. |
| Abbreviation | CPD |
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| Flag of the City of Chicago and of the Chicago Police Department | |
| Motto | We Serve and Protect |
| Agency Overview | |
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| Formed | 1855 |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Divisional agency | City of Chicago in the State of Illinois , United States |
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| Operational Structure | |
| Sworn members | 13,700 Sworn Uniformed Police Officers |
| Unsworn members | 2,700 Unsworn Members |
| Agency executive | J.P. Weis, Superintendent of Police |
| Bureaus | 5
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| Facilities | |
| Districts | 25 |
| Website | |
| Official site | |
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A Chicago police officer on a segway.
Chicago Police Chief Francis O'Neill 1901–1905
CPD Detective Alice Clement 1915
Chicago Police in the rain in 1973 on Michigan Avenue
Chicago Police officer in 1973 inquiring about a traffic accident
CPD policemen unveiling the flag of the Chicago PD in 1977
The police motorcade awaits the start of the 2007 Chicago Marathon.
Film shot by DASPO of the protests and Chicago police and military response to the protests
Marker under the Haymarket monument at Chicago Police headquarters
