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Minneapolis Police Department
Abbreviation MPD
Motto "To Protect with Courage, To Serve with Compassion!"
Agency Overview
Formed 1867
Preceding agency Municipal Police
Employees 1,100
Legal personality Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Divisional agency City of Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota , U.S.
Hennepin County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Minneapolis Highlighted.svg
Map of Minneapolis Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size 58.4 square miles (151 km2)
Population 424,256 (2020)
Governing body Minneapolis City Council
General nature
  • Local civilian police
    See also Police
Operational Structure
Overviewed by Civilian Board Minneapolis Civilian Police Review Authority Board
Headquarters Downtown Minneapolis City Hall
Police Officers 800
Civilians 300
Agency executives
  • Medaria Arradondo, Chief of Police
  • Mike Kjos, Assistant Chief
  • 4 Deputy Chiefs, Deputy Chief of Patrol, Deputy Chief of Investigations, Deputy Chief of Professional Standards, Deputy Chief of Staff
  • 5 Precinct Commanders, Inspector
Units
List
Bomb-Arson
Business Technology
Canine
Community Crime Prevention / Safety For Everyone (CCP/SAFE)
Homeland Security
Internal Affairs
Investigations
Minneapolis Police Reserve
Mounted Patrol
Police Activities League (PAL)
Special Events/Reserve
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
Strategic Operations Unit
Traffic Enforcement and Accident Investigation
Traffic Control
Training
Precincts
List
1st Precinct
2nd Precinct
3rd Precinct
4th Precinct
5th Precinct
Facilities
Stations, Substations, and Safety Centerss 9
Helicopterss Available from the Minnesota State Patrol
Website
Minneapolis Police

The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) is the police department in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was formed in 1867, making it the second-oldest police department in Minnesota. The Saint Paul Police Department is the oldest, formed in 1854. The department has four precincts with over 800 officers and 300 other employees.


Images for kids

  • Minneapolis Police 1987 traffic patrol

    Traffic patrol officer in 1987.

  • Battle strike 1934

    Minneapolis Police intervene in an open battle between striking truckers armed with pipes and the citizen's army (militia), June 1934.

  • Minneapolis-street-20060911

    From 2005 to 2006, officers monitored protest rallies against the War in Iraq, here in downtown Minneapolis.

  • Chiefbrunskill

    Chief Frank W. Brunskill inspecting officers at Station Number 5 in 1925. Brunskill was also at the heart of Supreme Court case Near v. Minnesota involving Minnesota's Gag Law.

  • Minneapolis Police 1959 traffic control

    Traffic control in 1959.

  • Minneapolis PD Car 90s-2000s

    Minneapolis Police car with livery used from the early 1990s to late 2000s.

  • 090610-Minneapolis-Traffic-Officer-1

    Minneapolis traffic officer

  • Minneapolis-horse-police-20070517

    A horse at a police fest in Minneapolis

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