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| Aichi Prefectural Police 愛知県警察 Aichi-ken Keisatsu | |
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 Patch of AP | |
 Logo of the AP | |
 Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters(Photographed May 2022 (Reiwa 5th)) | |
| Abbreviation | AP愛知県警察 |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 July 1954 (Shōwa 29) |
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| Employees | 14,500 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Aichi Prefecture, JP |
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| Map of Aichi Prefectural Police's jurisdiction | |
| Governing body | National Police Agency (Japan) Chubu District Police Bureau]] |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 2-1-1 Sannomaru,Naka-ku,Nagoya |
| Sworn members | 13,554 |
| Unsworn members | 958 |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Aichi Prefectural Public Safety Commission |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 45 |
| Kōbans | 384 |
| Patrol Cars | 786 |
| Police Motorcycles | 252 |
| Boats | 7 |
| Helicopters | 4 |
| Police Dogs | 10 |
| Website | |
| Aichi Prefectural Police(in Japanese) Aichi Police(in English) | |
TheAichi Prefectural Police (愛知県警察,Aichi-ken Keisatsu) is theprefectural police force responsible, under the control of the Aichi Prefectural Public Safety Commission, for policingAichi Prefecture.[1]
Themascot character is "Konoha-keibu", or "Chief Inspector Konoha" (Japanese: コノハけいぶ,Hepburn:Konoha Keibu), named after the prefectural bird, theEurasian scops owl (Japanese: コノハズク,Hepburn:Konohazuku, thus got its name.).
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Its origins date back to 1871 (Meiji 4), when its predecessor organisation, the Aichi Division of Police was founded. The Aichi Division of Police was under the control of the Police Bureau of theEmpire of Japan'sHome Ministry from 1873 to 1947, when theDiet of Japan passed the Police Act 1947 during Allied occupation. After this, the newly organised National Rural Police took over policing the Aichi prefecture. After further reform of the Police Act in 1954, local police forces were organised by prefecture and made independent under the monitoring and guidance of theNational Police Agency, and the current Aichi Prefectural Police was created. Further centralization efforts led to the merging of the Nagoya City Police in to the Aichi Prefectural Police in July 1955.
Uniquely, the Aichi Prefectural Police operated a prefecture-wide fingerprinting scheme from 1955 to 1970. Aichi was the only prefecture in Japan to do so. Under the scheme, all school leavers were required to give all ten of their fingerprints to the police. The purpose of collecting fingerprint data was officially to assist in identifying accident victims. During the program, there were over 2 million prints registered. However, in 1970, after an unidentified body was found in the neighboringNagano prefecture, it was discovered that Nagano's police force had been given access to Aichi's fingerprint data. Privacy concerns were raised at the prefectural assembly, and the scheme was abolished as a result.
The Aichi Prefectural Police is under the command of a Senior Commissioner and reports directly to the Aichi Prefectural Public Safety Commission.
General Affairs Department
Public Safety Department
Public Safety Department
Regional Department
Detectives Department
Traffic Department
Security Department
Nagoya Division of Police
Aichi Prefectural Police Academy
As of 1 April 2022
In 2005, with the opening ofChubu Centrair International Airport inTokoname and theAichi Expo 2005, the English 'POLICE' marking was added to the sides of police vehicles to make it clear to foreigners that it is a police vehicle. (The Kagoshima Prefectural Police did this first in 1999. After that, it spread to theTokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Chiba, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Tokushima, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Okinawa Prefectural Police Departments.)
On 17 May 2007, a member of the Aichi Prefectural Police Special Assault Team waskilled inNagakute after a man took his ex-wife hostage. During the 29 hour standoff, the police lieutenant was shot in the neck while approaching the perpetrator when a dog barked, alerting him to the lieutenant's presence. According to the investigation report, it would be another five hours before he could be rescued, and by then, he could no longer be saved. The report recommended that bulletproof vests be more widely provided and that better sniper support be given in such situations.
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