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Thailand Metropolitan Police
Responsible for providing all law enforcement services for
the capital city of Bangkok and its suburbs, the Metropolitan
Police was probably the most visible and publicly recognizable of
all TNPD components. This largely uniformed urban force operated
under the command of a commissioner, who held the rank of police
major general and was assisted by six deputy commissioners.
Organizationally, the force consisted of three divisions, each
responsible for police services in one of the three urban areas:
northern Bangkok, southern Bangkok, and Thon Buri. Together they
accounted for about forty police precincts, which were patrolled
around the clock.
In addition to covering the city with foot patrols, the
Metropolitan Police maintained motorized units, a canine corps,
building guards, traffic-control specialists, and law enforcement
personnel trained to deal with juvenile problems. The Traffic
Police Division also provided mounted escorts and guards of honor
for the king and visiting dignitaries and served as a riotcontrol force to prevent unlawful demonstrations and to disperse
unruly crowds within the capital city.
Data as of September 1987
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