: To manage its image, the CPD has dramatically expanded its Communications Division . By 2024, the department's public relations staff reached a record high of 55 full-time employees—the largest for any peer city—costing taxpayers approximately $4.8 million annually.
: The department utilizes social media platforms like the CPD Media Twitter/X and an online Media Center to share news on arrests, community engagements, and reform progress under its ongoing Consent Decree . The TV Show Image: "Rough Realism" Chicago P.D. image
The "image" of Chicago P.D. refers to two distinct but often overlapping concepts: the visual aesthetic and public perception of the real-life and the gritty, "rough realism" of the popular NBC television series Chicago P.D. . The Real-Life Image: Perception and Reform : To manage its image, the CPD has