Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau

Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
北京市公安局
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau; 北京市公安局
Abbreviation	Beijing PSB
Agency overview
Employees	51000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Beijing, China
	Beijing
Primary governing body	Ministry of Public Security
Secondary governing body	Beijing Municipal People's Government
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Agency executive	Qi Yanjun, Bureau Chief;
Website
	gaj.beijing.gov.cn

The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (Chinese: 北京市公安局; pinyin: Běijīng Shì Gōng'ānjú) is a department of the Beijing Municipal People's Government. It serves as the city's public security bureau and branch of the people's police under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) The headquarters is in Qianmen, Dongcheng District.^[2]

The bureau is the host of the Beijing SWAT, reportedly one of the most well trained and best equipped special police (特警; Tèjǐng) teams in the entire country.^[2] The director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau generally serves concurrently as a Vice Minister of Public Security.^[3]

History

In 2010, the agency started a new public relations program by allowing Hong Kong and Macau media to attend press conferences and adding new spokespersons.^[4]

Aircraft accidents

On 17 August 2011, the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau AW109E police helicopter crashed into Miyun reservoir [zh] in Miyun County, Beijing. Three crewmen were killed and one severely injured.^[5]

Equipment

Firearms

All police officers of the Beijing police are armed with a variety of guns on the beat, e.g. QSZ-92, QSW-06, officers in special units carry shotguns and SWAT members are armed with the domestically produced Norinco QBZ-95 Assault Rifle and QSZ-92 Pistols.^{[citation needed]}