Police precinct
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Police precinct is a form of division of a geographical area patrolled by a police force.
Police forces using this format include:
Police forces using this format include:
- New York Police Department
- Boston Police DepartmentBoston Police DepartmentThe Boston Police Department , created in 1838, holds the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest police departments in the United States...
- Portland Police BureauPortland Police BureauThe Portland Police Bureau is the law enforcement agency of the City of Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. While oversight of Portland's bureaus shifts among the five City Commissioners, the Mayor has historically been assigned to the Police Bureau as the police...
- Seattle Police DepartmentSeattle Police DepartmentThe Seattle Police Department is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, except for the campus of the University of Washington, for which responsibility falls to the University of Washington Police Department...
See also
- Police divisionPolice divisionA division was the usual term for the largest territorial subdivision of most British police forces. In major reforms of police organisation in the 1990s divisions of many forces were restructured and retitled Basic Command Units , although some forces continue to refer to them as divisions.The...
- Police detachmentPolice detachmentPolice detachment is a form of division of a geographical area patrolled by a police force.Police forces using this format include:* Ontario Provincial Police* Royal Canadian Mounted Police-See also:* Police division* Police precinct or precinct...
- Police officePolice officePolice office is a form of division of a geographical area patrolled by a police force.Police forces using this format include:* Durham Regional Police-See also:* Police division* Police precinct or precinct* Police detachment...