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.
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
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- The Keishicho building has been featured in the You're Under Arrest OVA, anime series and movie.
- In SimCity 3000: Unlimited, 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.
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