TOKYO METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

The 'Metropolitan Police Department' (警視庁 ''Keishichō'') serves as the police force for the entire Tokyo metropolis. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a superintendent general, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission and approved by the prime minister.
The Metropolitan Police, with a staff of more than 40,000 police officers and over 2,500 civilian personnel, manages 109 stations in the prefecture. The number of inhabitants per police officer amounts to 290:1.
The main building of the ''Keishicho'' is located in the Kasumigaseki part of central Tokyo. Built in 1980, it is 18 stories tall, a large wedge-shaped building with a cylindrical tower, it is easily seen from the street and a well-known landmark.

Contents

Organization

Personnel and Equipment

In fiction

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Organization

The Metropolitan Police Department is under the command of a Superintendent-General, and report directly to the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission.
The MPD commands the following bureaus:

★ Administration Bureau

★ Personnel and Training Bureau

★ Traffic Bureau

★ Security Bureau

★ Community Police Affairs Bureau

★ Public Security Bureau

★ Criminal Investigation Bureau

★ Community Safety Bureau

★ Organized Crime Control Bureau
MPD also has its own academy, called the Metropolitan Police Department Academy.
Each District Headquarters command several police stations. Each station includes:

★ Administration Section

★ Traffic Section

★ Security Section

★ Community Police Affairs Section

★ Criminal Investigation Section

★ Community Safety Section

★ Organized Crime Control Section

Personnel and Equipment

The MPD has:

★ 42,101 Police Officers

★ 2,861 Civilian Personnel

★ 1,103 Patrol Cars

★ 951 Police Motorcycles

★ 26 Police Boats

★ 14 Helicopters

★ 33 Police Dogs

★ 16 Horses

In fiction

★ The Keishicho building has been featured in the You're Under Arrest OVA, anime series and movie.

★ In '', the Asian tileset police building is modeled after the Keishicho building.

★ A Tokyo police officer and his cruiser are shown being crushed by giant hail in the 2004 ecological disaster film The Day After Tomorrow.

External link

★ Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department