Khabarovsk Krai Police

Main Directorate for Internal Affairs of Khabarovsk Krai (Russian: Главного управления Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации по Хабаровской край) or the Police of Khabarovsk Krai (Russian: Полиции Хабаровского края) is the main law enforcement agency in Government of Khabarovsk Krai in Russian Far East and Far Eastern Federal District.

First Police Master was Pyotr Prokopievich Khomyakov, who was soon replaced by Stepan Kozminovich Novoselov.

In 1893 the Khabarovka city renamed to Khabarovsk, and on 1 January 1895 the Armed Police Department (Окружное Полицейское Управление) has been formed under the command of Alexander Mikhailovich Chernov, who was known in Russian Far East as successful fighter against crime and as Chairman of Sanitary Executive Commission and the founder of local fire-fighters force.

In 1906, Lev Tauz has been appointed as Head of Police, he was the head of police during the last days of the Russian Empire and continue to fill his duty after the Russian Revolution, until 1917.

In February 1969, the police was re-organised, and during the process, the following departments were established: After the Cold War and the Soviet Union has been dissolved, The police continue to carry out the soviet name, Militsiya, until the Dmitry Medvedev's police reform from 2011, when all the police forces in Russia's territory return their previous, historic name: the Politsiya.