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8 4. Human Resources A. Number of Police Personnel As of 2020, the total number of police personnel reached approximately 296,400. Among which, the total number of NPA personnel is approximately 8,000, with 2,200 police officers, 900 Imperial guards and 4,900 engineers and administrative staff. The total number of prefectural police personnel is 288,400, with 260,000 police officers and 28,400 engineers and administrative staff. Nationwide, there are approximately 26,700 female police officers and 13,600 female engineers and administrative staff. Number of Prefectural Police Personnel (2020) Aomori 2,348 Hokkaido 10,634 Iwate 2,153 Ibaraki 4,814 Miyagi 3,766 Tochigi 3,429 Akita 1,989 Gunma 3,442 Yamagata 2,013 Saitama 11,524 Fukushima 3,467 Chiba 11,100 Kanagawa 15,703 Tottori 1,231 Niigata 4,192 Shimane 1,512 Yamanashi 1,682 Okayama 3,511 Nagano 3,487 Hiroshima 5,189 Shizuoka 6,195 Yamaguchi 3,148 MPD 43,486 Toyama 1,959 Ishikawa 1,977 Fukui 1,732 Gifu 3,527 Tokushima 1,555 Aichi 13,554 Kagawa 1,859 Mie 3,079 Ehime 2,463 Fukuoka 11,124 Kochi 1,611 Shiga 2,282 Saga 1,717 Kyoto 6,560 Nagasaki 3,075 Osaka 21,474 Kumamoto 3,107 Hyogo 11,953 Oita 2,092 Nara 2,481 Miyazaki 2,034 Wakayama 2,183 Kagoshima 3,035 Okinawa 2,921 9 B. Ranks Police officers are divided into nine ranks: Superintendent General, Senior Commissioner, Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Superintendent, Chief Inspector, Inspector, Sergeant, and Police Officer.
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