Boston Police Department

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The Boston Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Boston, Massachusetts, responsible for maintaining public safety, investigating crimes, and enforcing local and state laws.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf law enforcement agency
municipal police department
abbreviation BPD
appliesToJurisdiction Boston, Massachusetts
city Boston
cooperatesWith Federal Bureau of Investigation
Massachusetts State Police
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts
country United States
employs civilian staff
police officers
follows City of Boston municipal code
Massachusetts state law
fundedBy City of Boston budget
hasDivision community policing unit
detective division
internal affairs unit
patrol division
special operations unit
hasDuty crime reporting and investigation
crowd control in Boston
emergency response in Boston
public order maintenance in Boston
traffic enforcement in Boston
hasMotto To Serve and Protect (commonly associated motto for U.S. police departments; exact wording may vary)
hasWebsite https://www.boston.gov/departments/police
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts
jurisdiction Boston, Massachusetts
City of Boston
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
operatesIn urban area
parentOrganization City of Boston government
responsibleFor crime prevention in Boston
criminal investigations in Boston
enforcement of local ordinances in Boston
enforcement of state laws in Boston
public safety in Boston
sector public sector
state Massachusetts
subjectTo United States constitutional law
oversight by City of Boston officials
typeOfLawEnforcement local police
uses marked police cruisers
police radio communications
unmarked police vehicles

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