| Moscow Police / Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the City of Moscow Московская полиция / Главное управление внутренних дел по городу Москве | |
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 Moscow Police emblem | |
| Common name | Moscow Police |
| Abbreviation | GUVD Moscow |
| Motto | служа закону, Служим народу By serving the law, we serve the people. |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | January 19, 1722 |
| Employees | 80,000 (2011) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Moscow, Russia |
| Size | 1,091 km2 (421.2 sq mi) |
| Population | 11,514,300 |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs, Moscow City Duma |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 38 Petrovka Street, Tverskoy District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow |
| Police officers | 50,500 (2010) |
| Chief responsible |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Units | List
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The Moscow Police (Russian: Московская полиция), officially the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the City of Moscow (Russian: Главное управление внутренних дел по городу Москве), is the police force for Moscow, Russia.
The Moscow Police is the largest regional police force in Russia with 50,500 officers as of 2010, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement, the detection and investigation of crime, and protection of the public order in the Federal City of Moscow. It is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and also subordinate to Moscow City Duma, with its headquarters located at 38 Petrovka Street in Tverskoy District, Moscow. Moscow Police is headed by the Chief appointed by the President of Russia, on the recommendation of the Minister of Internal Affairs, based on a nomination of the Mayor of Moscow. Oleg Baranov is the acting police chief who was appointed September 23, 2016.[2]
The Moscow Police was established in 1722, and is one of the oldest police forces in Russia and the world. During the Soviet era, the service was known as the Moscow Municipal Militsiya (Russian: Муниципальная милиция, Москва) until 2011, when it was given its current name by then-President Dmitry Medvedev in the Russian police reform.