Sections

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SECTIONS, the smallest administrative police unit. In October 1866, St. Petersburg was divided into 38 units (instead of police blocks), and units were divided into 93 sections, and the latter in their turn were divided into 705 posts where city guards were on duty. Two section supervisors were responsible for each section, and a team of city police officers was in their jurisdiction. A section was comprised of 5 to10 streets.

Reference: Высоцкий И. П. Санкт-Петербургская столичная полиция и градоначальство, 1703-1903: Крат. ист. очерк. СПб., 1903. С. 179-185.

Y. N. Kruzhnov. Высоцкий И. П. Санкт-Петербургская столичная полиция и градоначальство, 1703-1903: Крат. ист. очерк. СПб., 1903