The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD or Philly PD) is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PPD is one of the oldest municipal police agencies, fourth largest police force and sixth largest non-federal law enforcement agency in the United States. Since records were first kept in 1828, at least 289 PPD officers have died in the line of duty. The Philadelphia Police Department has a history of police brutality, intimidation, coercion, and disregard for constitutional rights, particularly during the tenure of Frank Rizzo as police commissioner (1967–1971) and mayor (1972–1980). The patterns of police brutality were documented in a 1978 Pulitzer-Prize winning Philadelphia Inquirer series by William K. Marimow and Jon Neuman. (en)
Het Philadelphia Police Department (PPD of Philly PD) is de politie van de Amerikaanse stad Philadelphia. De PPD is de oudste stedelijke politie en het vier na grootste politiekorps van het land. Het heeft 6600 agenten in dienst en 800 aan ondersteunend personeel. (nl)
Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) é o órgão policial de natureza civil, encarregado da prestação dos serviços de polícia e de segurança pública na cidade da Filadélfia. É o mais antigo departamento municipal de polícia dos Estados Unidos da América e o quarto maior de todo o país, depois dos existentes em Nova Iorque, Chicago e Los Angeles. (pt)
Het Philadelphia Police Department (PPD of Philly PD) is de politie van de Amerikaanse stad Philadelphia. De PPD is de oudste stedelijke politie en het vier na grootste politiekorps van het land. Het heeft 6600 agenten in dienst en 800 aan ondersteunend personeel. (nl)
Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) é o órgão policial de natureza civil, encarregado da prestação dos serviços de polícia e de segurança pública na cidade da Filadélfia. É o mais antigo departamento municipal de polícia dos Estados Unidos da América e o quarto maior de todo o país, depois dos existentes em Nova Iorque, Chicago e Los Angeles. (pt)
The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD or Philly PD) is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PPD is one of the oldest municipal police agencies, fourth largest police force and sixth largest non-federal law enforcement agency in the United States. Since records were first kept in 1828, at least 289 PPD officers have died in the line of duty. (en)