Moscow City Police

Moscow Police / Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the City of Moscow Московская полиция / Главное управление внутренних дел по городу Москве
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	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	38 Petrovka Street, Tverskoy District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow
Police officers	50,500 (2010)
Chief responsible	Oleg Baranov[1]
Parent agency	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Units	List Aviation Crime Scene MUR
Website
Official site

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.