As of 2020, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) had the highest number of police personnel in Japan, at close to 43.5 thousand employees, including police officers, engineers, and administrative staff. The nationwide number of police personnel that year reached around 296.4 thousand people, including those employed at National Police Agency and Prefectural Police.
Number of prefectural police personnel in Japan in 2020, by prefecture
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National Police Agency (Japan). (June 7, 2022). Number of prefectural police personnel in Japan in 2020, by prefecture [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178465/japan-number-of-of-police-personnel-by-prefecture/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of prefectural police personnel in Japan in 2020, by prefecture." Chart. June 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178465/japan-number-of-of-police-personnel-by-prefecture/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2022). Number of prefectural police personnel in Japan in 2020, by prefecture. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178465/japan-number-of-of-police-personnel-by-prefecture/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Prefectural Police Personnel in Japan in 2020, by Prefecture." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178465/japan-number-of-of-police-personnel-by-prefecture/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of prefectural police personnel in Japan in 2020, by prefecture Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178465/japan-number-of-of-police-personnel-by-prefecture/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Number of prefectural police personnel in Japan in 2020, by prefecture [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), June 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178465/japan-number-of-of-police-personnel-by-prefecture/