The Start

In 1838, the city of Boston established the first American police force, followed by New York City in 1845, Albany, NY and Chicago in 1851, New Orleans and Cincinnati in 1853, Philadelphia in 1855, and Newark, NJ and Baltimore in 1857 (Harring 1983, Lundman 1980; Lynch 1984).

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  1. UnknownApril 20, 2018 at 6:21 AM

    I never knew that the police force started in Boston.

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  2. SkaminskiApril 20, 2018 at 6:28 AM

    Now this is a story all about how
    My life got flipped-turned upside down
    And I'd like to take a minute
    Just sit right there
    I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air

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  3. UnknownApril 20, 2018 at 6:35 AM

    Cool, it's nice to learn the history of something that keeps the streets safe and clean

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  4. Max GilbertApril 23, 2018 at 5:03 AM

    Hey, good history!

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  5. Mike MuellerApril 23, 2018 at 5:08 AM

    Wow, a new fact its great to know that this city tried to help their people.

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  6. UnknownMay 14, 2018 at 8:03 AM

    These are very interesting facts! It's nice learn about a topic that we may not always know a lot of background information about, keep it up!

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  7. Alex R.May 14, 2018 at 8:16 AM

    I never thought how late police departments started you would think they would have started earlier

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  8. UnknownMay 14, 2018 at 8:31 AM

    Your blog is really educational and informative. These facts you have are really interesting. Great job!

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