Chicago Police Department

"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
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	Law enforcement Local civilian police
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
Bureaus	6[show]
Facilities
Districts	23[show]
Website
Official site
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Chicago Police Department (CPD), is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago. It is the second largest local law enforcement agency in the United States behind the New York City Police Department. It has about 12,244 sworn officers and over 1,925 other employees.^[2]
Dating back to 1837, the Chicago Police Department is one of the oldest modern police forces in the world.