"Chicago PD" redirects here. For the TV series, see Chicago PD (TV series).
Chicago Police Department | |
Abbreviation | CPD |
Shoulder sleeve patch for patrolmen officers. | |
Motto | We Serve and Protect |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1855 |
Employees | 15,250 (2008) |
Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction* | City of Chicago in the state of Illinois, USA |
Size | 237 sq mi (606.2 km²) |
Population | 2,714,856 (2012) |
Legal jurisdiction | City of Chicago |
Governing body | Chicago City Council |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 3510 South Michigan Avenue Chicago |
Officers | 12,244 (2012) |
Unsworn members | 1,925 (2010) |
Agency executive | Garry F. McCarthy [1], Superintendent of Police |
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Website | |
Official site | |
Footnotes | |
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Dating back to 1837, the Chicago Police Department is one of the oldest modern police forces in the world.