Everything about The United States Capitol Police totally explained
The
United States Capitol Police (
USCP) is a
police force charged with protecting the
United States Congress within the
District of Columbia and throughout the
United States and its
territories.
Created by Congress in
1828 following the assault on a son of
John Quincy Adams in the
Capitol Rotunda, the original duty of the United States Capitol Police was to provide security for the
United States Capitol Building. Its mission has expanded to provide the Congressional community and its visitors with a variety of police services. These services are provided through the use of a variety of specialty support units, a network of foot and vehicular patrols, fixed posts, a full time CERT unit,
K-9, a Patrol/Mobile Response Division and a full time Hazardous Devices and Hazardous Materials Sections. The agency has 1,700 members as of 2007.
Today's United States Capitol Police officer has the primary responsibility for protecting life and property; preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal acts; and enforcing traffic regulations throughout a large complex of congressional buildings, parks, and thoroughfares. The USCP has exclusive jurisdiction within the United States Capitol Grounds and has concurrent jurisdiction with other police agencies in an area of approximately 200 blocks around the complex. Additionally, they're charged with the protection of Members of Congress, Officers of Congress, and their families throughout the entire United States, its territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia.
Three USCP officers have been killed in the line of duty. A
1984 training accident killed Sergeant Christopher Eney, while a mentally disturbed gunman named Russell Eugene Weston Jr. killed Officer
Jacob Chestnut and Detective
John Gibson in a
shootout on
July 24,
1998. Chestnut and Gibson were
laid in honor in the Rotunda before burial in
Arlington National Cemetery. (Chestnut was the first
African American ever to lie in honor in the Rotunda.)
The U.S. Capitol Police is one of many agencies that sends its recruits to the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (F.L.E.T.C.), located in Glynco, GA for initial training. On occasion, recruits are sent to the FLETC location in Artesia, NM, but this is very rare. Following 12 weeks at FLETC, recruits return to FLETC's location in Cheltenham MD for an additional 12 weeks of training. Following the recruits academy training, they're sworn in as law enforcement officers and assigned to 1 of 3 divisions to begin their careers. Initial salary at the start of training is $49k, with an increase to $51k after graduation. After 30 months of service, officers reach the rank of PFC, with an annual salary of $57k.
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