Established in 2003 by Proclamation of Council of Ministers No.96/2003, it has the main duty of safeguard public security and peace and comply to the Constitution and the law of the country by preventing crimes.

The City Administration follows and determines on the commission's plan budget, assignment and day-to-day activity.

The Objective of the Commission is to maintain peace and security under the city's administration and comply with the laws of the Constitution and the country by preventing crimes in Addis Ababa.

[2][3] Similarly, in November 2021, the Addis Ababa Police Commission said that a former employee of Bole district woreda 7 administration was arrested for allegedly using fake ID card in Lemi Kuru sub-city.

Laetitia Badger, Horn of Africa director at Human Rights Watch said that the "Ethiopian security forces in recent weeks have carried out rampant arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances of Tigrayans in Addis Ababa".