Police precinct

In the United States, a police precinct or ward is a geographical area patrolled by a police force. The term "precinct" may also refer to the main police station for such a geographical area.

Practices and cultures of policing often vary considerably from one precinct to another.

Police departments using the precinct system include the following:

• New York City Police Department (see Organization of the New York City Police Department#Police precincts)
• Boston Police Department - now divided into districts
• Portland Police Bureau
• Seattle Police Department
• Buffalo Police Department 1871-1995
• Detroit Police Department
• Chicago Police Department
• Suffolk County Police Department
• Nassau County Police Department
• Yonkers Police Department

See also

• Police district
• Police division (Britain)
• Police station

References

1. Precinct
2. 9th Precinct, New York City Police Department
3. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film)
4. Organization of the New York City Police Department
5. 87th Precinct
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7. New York City Police Museum
8. List of police stations
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10. New York City Police Department Auxiliary Police
11. Eighth Precinct Police Station
12. Capitol Hill Occupied Protest
13. Third Precinct Police Station
14. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
15. No to police state
16. Wishmaster (film)
17. Former 6th Precinct 'McGraw Station', Detroit
18. New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police
19. Meyerton, Gauteng
20. Vienna Blood (TV series)