Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
Law enforcement agency
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The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (Chinese: 北京市公安局; pinyin: Běijīng Shì Gōng'ānjú) is a department of the Beijing Municipal People's Government. It serves as the city's public security bureau and branch of the people's police under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) The headquarters is in Qianmen, Dongcheng District.[2]
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| Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau 北京市公安局 | |
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| Abbreviation | Beijing PSB |
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| Employees | 51,000[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Beijing, China |
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| Primary governing body | Ministry of Public Security Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission |
| Secondary governing body | Beijing Municipal People's Government |
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The bureau is the host of the Beijing SWAT, reportedly one of the most well trained and best equipped special police (特警; Tèjǐng) teams in the entire country.[2] The director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau generally serves concurrently as a Vice Minister of Public Security.[3]
History
In 2010, the agency started a new public relations program by allowing Hong Kong and Macau media to attend press conferences and adding new spokespersons.[4]
Aircraft accidents
On 17 August 2011, a Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau AW109E police helicopter crashed into Miyun reservoir in Miyun District, Beijing during a search and rescue training exercise. Four crewmen were killed in the accident.[5]
Equipment
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Line of duty deaths
See also
- Beijing Municipal Administration of Prisons
- Beijing State Security Bureau
- People's Armed Police Beijing Corps
- On the Beat, a 1995 film depicting officers of the Beijing Public Municipal Security Bureau (PSB)
- Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau
