Police Duty Act Article 6
The Police beats are allocated according to the following criteria:1. Autonomous district: Each village is divided into one police beat. If the size of a village is too small, two or more villages could be combined into one police beat. If a village is too large, it could be divided into more than one police beat.2. Population: Every two thousand residents or five hundred households contribute to a police beat.The aforementioned allocation of police beats in the preceding paragraph shall also be subject to crime incidence, local characteristics, the number of police, complexity of tasks, the size of the area, traffic conditions, telecommunications facilities, and future trends in development and shall be adjusted accordingly.The criminal investigation police and foreign affairs police may also allocate their beats in accordance with the abovementioned criteria.
中文原文 警察勤務條例第6條
警勤區依下列規定劃分：
一、依自治區域，以一村里劃設一警勤區；村里過小者，得以二以上村里劃設一警勤區；村里過大者，得將一村里劃設二以上警勤區。
二、依人口疏密，以二千人口或五百戶以下劃設一警勤區。
前項警勤區之劃分，應參酌治安狀況、地區特性、警力多寡、工作繁簡、面積廣狹、交通電信設施及未來發展趨勢等情形，適當調整之。
刑事、外事警察，得配合警勤區劃分其責任區。
一、依自治區域，以一村里劃設一警勤區；村里過小者，得以二以上村里劃設一警勤區；村里過大者，得將一村里劃設二以上警勤區。
二、依人口疏密，以二千人口或五百戶以下劃設一警勤區。
前項警勤區之劃分，應參酌治安狀況、地區特性、警力多寡、工作繁簡、面積廣狹、交通電信設施及未來發展趨勢等情形，適當調整之。
刑事、外事警察，得配合警勤區劃分其責任區。