Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau

The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau is a department of the municipal government of Beijing. 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.

The bureau is the host of Beijing SWAT, reportedly one of the most well trained and best equipped special police teams in the entire country. The director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau generally serves concurrently as a Vice Minister of Public Security.

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.

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

Equipment
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.