| Main Department of Internal Affairs of Kazan | |
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| Common name | Kazan Police |
| Abbreviation | UVD Kazan |
| Motto | служа закону, Служим народу serve the law, Serve the people |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Kazan, Kazan, Russia |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| Governing body | MVD |
| General nature | |
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| Headquarters | K. Marx Street 21, Kazan |
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| Parent agency | MVD |
| Units | List
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The Main Department of Internal Affairs of Kazan (Russian: Управление МВД РФ по г.Казани) or just Kazan Police (Russian: полиции Казани), is the largest municipal police force in Tatarstan with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the Kazan City. The Police is the third largest police department established in Russia (after Moscow Police and Saint Petersburg Police). It has its headquarters in Karl Marx 21 Street, in central Kazan.
The Main Department of Internal Affairs is the Kazan's executive agency, part of the system of Internal Affairs of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police public safety is also subordinate to the Kazan Municipality. The main responsibilities are the internal security, human rights and freedoms, suppression and detection of crime, and protection of public order.
The Police department headed by the chief, who appoints and removes from office on Ministerial decree by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the recommendation of the Mayor of Kazan. Before he suggest a nomination, the Internal Minister turns the view of Kazan Mayor. The Control over the activities of the police are carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Mayor, the Municipality of Kazan and the Kazan City Duma.
The Municipal police force was established in 1977. Before that date the duties of law enforcement in Kazan was under the direct responsibility of The Ministry of Internal Affairs. Currently police chief is Valery Krasilnikov (Since 2010).
The Kazan municipal police established in 1977, as part of the executive council of Kazan city, while the MVDis remain as supportive body. The police was re-organised multiple times.
On 1991 several department were formed, as Economic Crimes Department and the Departmend against Organised Crime. In the recent years the police has been criticized for brutality levels.[1][2][3] Fellowing the death of detained man,[4] the police chief has been replaced; Valery Krasilnikov has been appointed instead Alexey Selivanovskiy as the Head of Kazan's Police.[citation needed]
In July 2013 the police took part along with FSB in the security arrangements for the 2013 Summer Universiade, the biggest sport event in Russia since the 1980 Summer Olympics.