Home›Local and Municipal Police and Sheriff's Departments›Institution Type›Municipal police departmentBrowse ByMunicipal police departmentThis dimension sorts criminal-justice institutions by their basic type. Wikipedia notes that "the most common type of law enforcement agency is the police, but various other forms exist as well, including agencies that focus on specific legal violations." Browsing by institution type keeps institutions of the same basic kind grouped together.FactsMunicipal police departmentSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOrigin EraWell-attested1829 1Municipal police departmentFilter Results5 entriesFounded EraAll1835 (1)1845 (1)1849 (1)1871 (1)Headquarters or CountryAll1245 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, United States (1)455 North Main Street, Wichita, Kansas, United States (1)Chicago, Illinois, United States (1)One Police Plaza, New York City, New York, United States (1)West Memphis, Arkansas, United States (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 5Chicago Police DepartmentMunicipal police departmentNew York City Police DepartmentMunicipal police departmentSan Francisco Police DepartmentMunicipal police departmentWest Memphis Police DepartmentMunicipal police departmentWichita Police DepartmentMunicipal police departmentSources1. Metropolitan Police (Wikipedia)tier 2Metropolitan Police, History sectionQuote, Metropolitan Police, History sectionThe Metropolitan Police Service was founded in 1829 by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel under the Metropolitan Police Act 1829View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.