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5. Budget

The police budget consists of anational budget and prefectural

budgets.

The national government covers

expenses to operate the NPA, di-

rectly appropriated expenses for

Prefectural Police Headquarters

(PPH) activities of national signifi-

cance, and subsidies to supplement

PPH budgets.

Prefectural governments pay all

expenses to operate its prefectural

police, excluding the direct appro-

priation from the national treasury.

However, with the exception of per-

sonnel expenses for Superinten-

dents and lower ranking officers,

the prefectural police budget can be

supplemented by subsidies from

the national government.

A. Direct Appropriation fromthe National Treasury

The following are the major ex-

penses directly appropriated by the

national government for use by the

prefectural police:

Salaries and allowances for As-

sistant Commissioners and

above;

Expenses for police school train-

ing, including maintenance and

management of training facili-ties;

Expenses for the maintenance

and management of police com-

munications and telephone

charges for police telephone

lines;

Expenses for the purchase and

maintenance of police equip-

ment such as police vehicles,

boats and helicopters;

B. Appropriation byPrefectural Government

Prefectural governments appropri-

ate the following funds for use by

the prefectural police:

Salaries and allowances for Su-

perintendents and lower ranking

officers, as well as other person-

nel expenses including uniforms;

Expenses for crime prevention;

Expenses for general criminalinvestigative activities;

Expenses for traffic police; and,

Expenses for police facilities

6. Equipment

A. Police Vehicles

Police vehicles are used to, take

on the task of responding to daily

occurrences of crimes and acci-

dents. They are also used for street

patrolling and other police activities.

Approximately 42,500 police vehi-

cles are equipped at police stations,

police boxes (Koban), and residen-

tial police boxes (Chuzaisho)

throughout the country.

B. Police Boats

Police boats are equipped in major

ports, remote islands and lakes,

where they are used for water patrol

and to fight against illegal immigra-

tion, smuggling, and poaching.

Ranging from 5 to 23 meters in

length, there are approximately 170

police boats nationwide.

C. Police Helicopters

Police helicopters are used for

traffic control surveillance, pursuit

of suspects, rescue, and disaster

relief. A total of 82 small and me-

dium-sized helicopters are oper-

ated in all prefectures.

Police Budget in FY (2012)

NPA Budget Total Budget of 47 PPHs

Personnel expenses83,685 million yen

(26.8%)

Personnel expenses2,651,004 million yen

(81.3%)

Facility expenses251,038 million yen(7.7%)

Other expenses357,016 million yen(11.0%)

Equipment,

CommunicationsAnd facility expenses

96,590 million yen(30.9%)

Other expenses63,730 million yen(20.3%)

Subsidy forPrefectural Police68,735 million yen

(22.0%)

NPA expenses244,005 million yen

(78.0%)

Total312,741

million yen

Total3,259,058million yen

Includes Special Account for Reconstruction from theGreat East Japan

Earthquake : 16,844 million yen