The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) provides police services to the City of Baltimore, Maryland and was originally organized in 1784 as a "nightwatch" and a force of day "Constables". It was reorganized by the then Mayor of Baltimore, Thomas Swann in 1857, and officially established by the Maryland Legislature on March 16, 1853. It is the 8th largest police force in the U.S.
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