Legal basis: Article 6 of the Police Law of the People's Republic of China The people's police of public security organs shall perform the following duties according to the division of responsibilities:
(1) Preventing, stopping and discovering illegal and criminal activities; (2) Maintaining public order and stopping acts endangering public order; (3) Maintaining traffic safety and traffic order and handling traffic accidents; (four) to organize the implementation of fire control work, the implementation of fire supervision; (five) the management of firearms and ammunition, knives and inflammable, explosive, toxic and radioactive dangerous goods; (six) the management of special industries as prescribed by laws and regulations; (seven) guarding important places and facilities; (8) Managing assemblies, processions and demonstrations; (nine) the management of housework, nationality, entry and exit affairs and foreigners' residence and travel in China; ⑽ Maintain public order in the border areas of the country; (eleven) the execution of criminal penalties for criminals sentenced to criminal detention or deprivation of political rights; (twelve) to supervise and manage the security protection of computer information systems; (13) to guide and supervise the whole country. Public security work of enterprises, institutions and key construction projects, guiding public security prevention work of public security committees and other mass organizations (14) Other duties as prescribed by laws and regulations.