| Main Department of Internal Affairs of Saint Petersburg полиция Санкт-Петербурга |
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| Common name | Saint Petersburg Police |
| Abbreviation | GU MVD SPb |
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| Motto | служа закону, Служим народу |
| serve the law, Serve the people | |
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| Formed | 1718 |
| Preceding agency | Municipal Police |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Saint Petersburg in the region of Leningrad, Russia |
| Population | 4,848,700 |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction. |
| Governing body | MVD |
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| Police Officers | 50,000 (2010) |
| ГУВД СПб и ЛО responsible | Mikhail Sukhodolsky |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Saint Petersburg Police (полиция Санкт-Петербурга) is known officially as the Main Administration for Internal Affairs of the City of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast in Russian: Главное управление внутренних дел Санкт-Петербурга и Ленинградской области. It is one of the oldest police services in Russia and is considered one of the best police departments in the country outside Moscow. Mikhail Sukhodolsky has been the police chief since June 11, 2011.
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The Saint Petersburg Police was established by Peter the Great in June 7, 1718 as the main police force in Saint Petersburg.
Anton de Vieira was appointed as the first General "Polizmeister" - the city police commander.
The Saint Petersburg Police was considered the best police department in Imperial Russia until 1918.
The St. Petersburg Tourist Police (туристическая полиция) was established in 2011 as a single law enforcement agency for crimes committed against tourists and is responsible for providing assistance to visitors to the city. The Tourist Police was given responsibility for undertaking these roles by the regional branch of the Russian Tourism Ministry.
The River Police of St. Petersburg (Речная полиция Санкт-Петербурга) was a unique law enforcement body that was responsible for supervision over the waters of the rivers in Saint Petersburg and the body was subordinate to the city police commissioner. The River Police force was established in 1866.
The Detective Police of St. Petersburg (Сыскная полиция Санкт-Петербурга) was established in 1714 and was the first of its kind in Russia. In 1880 the detective police was replaced with the Capital Department of the Okhrana. Since 1918, the function of investigating crime in the City has been performed by the Main Criminal Investigations Directorate.