From what I have seen, "District" and "precinct" seem to be used almost interchangeably. I haven't found any official reference to precincts...
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Thanks. Those might actually work. Difficult to determine actual boundaries. but I can make some reasonable assumptions based on the district HQs and drawing lines along major streets/river/etc. Also, great photo of Stege with the Thompson in the violin case. Really awesome. Aik
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"the Ward numbers varied from 15 in 1888, to 20 in 1900, and 24 in 1910." So you're saying the ward numbers are aligned with the police districts? The annual police report I have shows 34 districts numbered 1 thru 34 in 1923...
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Thanks, I appreciate that. I will cross-reference this with the 1923 annual report that I found here: http://chicagocop.com/resources/documents_archive/cpd_annual_reports/Chicago%20Police%20Department%20Annual%20Report%20-%201923.pdf Does anyone know if the CPD districts were aligned with the city wards?
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Can anyone point me toward a map of police districts and stations through the 1920s? I've cobbled something together using the "Disused Police Stations" article, but I'd really like to find something that lays out the boudaries...
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