1200 East Linwood Kansas City, Missouri 64109
                                      816-234-5510    E-Mail: centralpatrol@kcpd.org       

The Central Patrol Division of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department is the smallest geographically of the uniform patrol division stations in Kansas City.  It's boundaries are the Missouri River on the North (to include the Charles Wheeler Downtown Airport), 47th Street to the South, State Line to the West, and Wabash on the East.  Central Patrol encompasses 19.7 square miles, and has a permanent population of nearly 73,000 residents.  Due to the numerous businesses and places of interest located within it's boundaries, the weekday population of Central Patrol Division nearly doubles. Click here for Beat Map

Among the places of interest located within Central Patrol's boundaries are:

In addition to these locations, Central Patrol Division also contains a majority of the City, State, and Federal government operations located in the Kansas City area.

Central Patrol Division is staffed by sworn and civilian personnel.  Since the operations of the Police Department are 24 hours a day, these personnel are divided into three shifts or "Watches".  Most patrol officers work 10-hour shifts, while most administrative personnel and civilian personnel work 8-hour shifts.