Chicago Police Department

*Chicago Police Department Exists in the Chicago PD storyline as well as the real world so some information comes from sources outside of Chicago PD.*

The **Chicago Police Department** (**CPD**), is the principal law enforcement agency of *Chicago, Illinois*, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago. It is the second-largest local law enforcement agency in the United States behind the New York City Police Department. It has about 12,244 sworn officers and over 1,925 other employees.

While it is a real department, the Intelligence Unit as shown in the show does not reflect how the *actual* Intelligence Unit of the Chicago Police Department operates.

## Organization structure

The department consists of five bureaus, each of which is commanded by a Chief who is assisted by a Deputy Chief and report directly to the Deputy Superintendent.

### Bureau of Patrol

The **Bureau of Patrol** is responsible for general field operations, protection of life and property, apprehension of criminals and enforcement of laws. The bureau is split into three patrol area; Central, South & North, which are commanded by a deputy chief. The patrol areas consists of Patrol Districts and are headed by a Commander.

### Bureau of Detectives

The **Bureau of Detectives** is responsible for...

### Bureau of Organized Crime

The **Bureau of Organized Crime (AKA: Bureau of Counterterrorism)** is responsible for intelligence gathering and complex investigations. The bureau consists of: Criminal Network Group & Special Operations Group. The Criminal Network Group consists of the; Narcotics & Vice Division and Gang Investigation Division. The Special Operations Group consists of; Counterterrorism Division, Special Functions Division, Airport Operations Division and the Public Transportation Division.

### Bureau of Internal Affairs

The **Bureau of Internal Affairs (BIA)** is responsible for investigating misconduct and corruption within the police department. There is only one division within the Bureau: Internal Affairs Division (IAD), this is why the abbreviations BIA and IAD (and sometimes just "IA") are used interchangeably.

## Units (as mentioned in *Chicago PD*)

* Intelligence Unit
* Gang Unit
* Hate Crimes
* Organized Crime
* Sex Crimes
* Vice
* Robbery & Homicide
* Bureau of Patrol

## Known Officers of the CPD

### Office of the Superintendent

* Jaime Morales (Former Superintendent; Retired 2007)

### Office of the First Deputy Superintendent

* Alexander Morales (Bureau Chief of Detectives)

### Intelligence Unit

* Hank Voight (Sergeant)
* Alvin Olinsky (Detective; Deceased)
* Antonio Dawson (Former Detective; Resigned)
* Jay Halstead (Detective, Second-in-Command)
* Katie Morales (Detective)
* Hailey Upton (Detective)
* Adam Ruzek (Officer)
* Kevin Atwater (Officer)
* Kim Burgess (Officer)
* Erin Lindsay (Former Detective; Intelligence Unit) (Agent; FBI New York)
* Vanessa Rojas (Former Officer; Intelligence Unit)
* Kenny Rixton (Former Detective; transferred back to Gang Unit)
* Mia Sumner (Former Detective; transferred)

### Gang Unit

* Hank Voight (Detective; transferred and promoted to Sergeant in charge of Intelligence Unit)
* Alvin Olinsky (Detective; transferred to Intelligence Unit)
* Kenny Rixton (Detective; transferred to Intelligence for a while then back to Gang Unit)

### Hate Crimes Unit

* Katie Morales (Detective; transferred to Intelligence Unit)
* Ian Jasperson (Detective)

### Organized Crime Unit

* Jay Halstead (Detective; transferred to Intelligence Unit)

### VICE

* Antonio Dawson (Former Detective; transferred to Intelligence Unit)

### Robbery & Homicide

* Hailey Upton (Detective; transferred to Intelligence)

### Bureau of Patrol

* Kevin Atwater (Officer; transferred to Intelligence Unit)
* Kim Burgess (Officer; transferred to Intelligence Unit)
* Trudy Platt (Desk Sergeant; Precinct 21)
* Sean Roman (Former Patrol Officer; Precinct 21; resigned)

## References

1. ↑ Organization and Functions of the Bureau of Patrol (crimeisdown.com)
2. ↑ Organization and Functions of the Bureau of Organized Crime (crimeisdown.com)