Phoenix Police Museum, Law enforcement museum in downtown Phoenix, United States.

The Phoenix Police Museum displays police uniforms, equipment, documents, and photographs spanning law enforcement history from 1881 to the present day. The collection offers a broad overview of how the police department evolved and developed its practices over more than a century.

A six-month police history display at the Historic Phoenix City Hall in October 1993 drew a favorable public response. A petition by groups such as the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association to the Arizona Humanities Council funded a study of police artifacts, which found enough material for a small museum. Volunteers and local company donations carried the project, and the museum opened on October 6, 1995, in the old Barrister Place, once the Old Jefferson Hotel, at 101 S. Central Ave. It moved to the Historic Phoenix City Hall in 2012.

The Memorial Room honors Phoenix Police employees killed on duty, including officer William Hazelton "Haze" Burch, the first Phoenix officer killed in the line of duty. A separate exhibit pays tribute to police K-9 partners that died while serving.

The museum is located downtown and is easy to reach on foot, with clear signage from the parking area to the entrance. Plan for about an hour to walk through, and staff can answer questions to help you get the most from your visit.

The museum displays Ernesto Miranda's original police report, booking photo and signed confession from his 1963 arrest by Phoenix Police. His case reached the Supreme Court and changed how departments nationwide interrogate suspects. The Jail Rock, meanwhile, predates any city jail: prisoners' legs were shackled to it, and founder Jack Swilling had been named constable before a jailhouse existed.