Jerusalem District Police
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CommonnameJerusalem City Police Department
Formed1948
Operations jurisdictionIsrael
Legal jurisdictionJerusalem City
| Jerusalem Police | |
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| Common name | Jerusalem City Police Department |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1948 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Israel |
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| Map of Jerusalem Police's jurisdiction | |
| Legal jurisdiction | Jerusalem City |
| Governing body | Ministry of Public Security (Israel) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Officers | 3,800 |
| Civilians | 460 |
| Agency executive |
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Jerusalem District Police (Hebrew: משטרת מחוז ירושלים) is a regional district command of the Israel Police. It is considered one of the oldest police commands in Israel.
Jerusalem's police history goes back to the British Mandate and before that to the administration of Ottoman Syria.
The Jerusalem District's current boundaries include municipal Jerusalem as well as suburbs in Greater Jerusalem including Beit Shemesh, Mevasseret Zion, Abu Gosh, Kiryat Yearim, Givat Ze'ev and other regional councils.
There are 734,000 people within the jurisdiction, approximately 68% of them Jewish, 28% Muslim and 2% Christian.
