Kantonspolizei Zürich
The Kantonspolizei Zürich (literal translation: "Cantonal Police of Zürich") is the police department of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The Kantonspolizei Zürich exists within the cantonal legal structure to enforce criminal, security, and traffic law on behalf of the government of the canton of Zürich. It is empowered with the executive authority of the Direktion der Justiz und des Innern, the Department of Justice and Home Affairs of the Canton of Zürich.
| Kantonspolizei Zürich Landjäger-Corps des Kantons Zürich (1804 AD) Canton of Zürich, Switzerland | |
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| Common name | Kantonspolizei Zürich |
| Abbreviation | Kapo ZH |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1804 |
| Employees | approx. 3,800 full time jobs, of which 2,247 police officers and about 1,500 civilians (2015) |
| Annual budget | CHF587 million |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Kanton Zürich, CH |
| Size | 1,729 square kilometres (668 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,504,346 (2017) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Government of the canton of Zürich |
| Governing body | Direktion der Justiz und des Innern |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Kasernenstrasse 29, CH-8004 Zürich |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | about 60 as of 2015 |
| Police cars | unknown |
| Police boats | 2 (assumed, at least one speedboat, see image) |
| Helicopters | 1 |
| Dogs | unknown |
| Website | |
| www.kapo.zh.ch (in German) | |
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