In January 1914, the Songhu Land and Water Police Department was established, with Sa Zhenbing as the director.

After the establishment of the Shanghai Special Municipality in 1927, the Songhu Police Department was reorganized into the Shanghai Special Municipality Public Security Bureau, and the director Shen Yulin was changed to the director of the Public Security Bureau.

In 1945, the Second Sino-Japanese War ended, and the National Government appointed Xuan Tiewu as the director of the Shanghai Municipal Police Department, responsible for taking over and reorganizing the Shanghai Municipal Police Agency of the Wang Jingwei regime.

In 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded and the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau was established.

On December 2, 2019, a consumer bought three fake Apple AirPods 2nd generation Bluetooth headsets in Room 282 of Xujiahui Pacific Digital for a total of 1,000 yuan,But the merchant promises that it is genuine.