Chicago Police Department

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Chicago Police Department
Abbreviation CPD
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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
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
Facilities
Districts
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.