Chicago Police Department
| Chicago Police Department | |
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| Common name | Chicago P.D. |
| Abbreviation | CPD |
| Motto | We Serve and Protect |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | December 20, 1835 |
| Employees | 13,086 (2020) |
| Annual budget | $1.7 billion (2020) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Jurisdictional area | |
| Size | 237 sq mi (610 km2) |
| Population | 2,746,388 (2020) |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| Governing body | Chicago City Council |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 3510 S. Michigan Ave Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Police officers | 12,000 of 13,500 (2025) |
| Civilian employees | 948 (2020) |
| Mayor of Chicago responsible | |
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| Bureaus | 6
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| Districts | 22
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| chicagopolice | |
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the Chicago City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind the New York City Police Department. As of 2025 CPD had 11,554 sworn officers on duty, and has 124 units. Tracing its roots to 1835, the Chicago Police Department is one of the oldest modern police departments in the world.