Toshkent shahar Ichki ishlar bosh boshqarmasi O'zbekiston Respublikasining 2016 yil 16 sentyabrdagi “Ichki ishlar organlari to'g'risida”gi qonuniga muvofiq, faoliyatini o'z vakolati doirasida quyidagi asosiy yo'nalishlarda amalga oshiradi: 

fuqarolarning huquqlari, erkinliklari va qonuniy manfaatlarini himoya qilish;   

jamoat tartibini saqlash va xavfsizligini ta'minlash; tergovga qadar tekshiruvni, tezkor-qidiruv faoliyatini amalga oshirish, jinoyat ishlari bo‘yicha surishtiruv hamda dastlabki tergovni o‘tkazish;

jinoyatchilik va terrorizmga qarshi kurashish, shu jumladan terrorchilik harakatlariga chek qo‘yishda hamda garovga olinganlarni ozod qilishda ishtirok etish yo‘li bilan kurashish, shuningdek odam savdosiga qarshi kurashish;

huquqbuzarliklar profilaktikasi, ularning sabablarini va sodir etilishiga imkon berayotgan shart-sharoitlarni aniqlash hamda bartaraf etish, huquqbuzarliklarni sodir etishga moyil shaxslarni aniqlash;

ehtiyot choralarini, jinoiy jazoni va jinoiy-huquqiy ta’sir ko‘rsatishning boshqa choralarini ijro etish, shuningdek shaxslarni qidirish bo‘yicha ishlarni tashkil etish;

ma’muriy huquqbuzarliklar to‘g‘risidagi ishlarni yuritish, ma’muriy jazolarni qo‘llash to‘g‘risidagi qarorlarni ijro etish;

yo'l harakati xavfsizligini ta'minlash;

pasport tizimi talablarining bajarilishini ta’minlash, O‘zbekiston Respublikasidan chiqish va unga kirish uchun zarur bo‘lgan hujjatlarni, doimiy va vaqtincha yashash uchun ruxsatnomalarni berishga hamda rasmiylashtirishga doir ishlarni, pasport tizimiga va O‘zbekiston Respublikasi hududida bo‘lish qoidalariga rioya etilishi ustidan nazorat qilishni amalga oshirish;

sanoat uchun mo‘ljallangan portlovchi materiallarning, shuningdek pirotexnika buyumlarining, giyohvandlik vositalarining, psixotrop moddalarning va ular prekursorlarining muomalada bo‘lishi sohasida nazorat qilish;

ekspert-kriminalistika faoliyatini amalga oshirish; davlat obyektlarini, o‘ta muhim, toifalangan obyektlarni va boshqa obyektlarni, jismoniy va yuridik shaxslarning mol-mulkini qo‘riqlash;

litsenziyalash va ruxsat etish xususiyatiga ega hujjatlarni berish, shuningdek litsenziya va ruxsat etishga oid talablarga hamda shartlarga rioya etilishini nazorat qilish;

harbiy-safarbarlik ishlarini va fuqaro muhofazasi tadbirlarini amalga oshirish;

qonun ijodkorligi faoliyatida hamda jamiyatda huquqiy ong va huquqiy madaniyatni yuksaltirishga doir ishlarda ishtirok etish.

Mazkur Qonunning 5-moddasiga ko'ra, ichki ishlar organlari faoliyatining asosiy prinsiplari qonuniylik, yagonalik, fuqarolarning huquqlari, erkinliklari va qonuniy manfaatlariga rioya etish hamda ushbu huquqlar, erkinliklar va qonuniy manfaatlarni hurmat qilish, ochiqlik va shaffoflikdan iborat.

2018 yil 14 fevralda O'zbekiston Respulikasi Prezidentining “Toshkent shahrida jamoat tartibini saqlash, huquqbuzarliklar profilaktikasi va jinoyatchilikka qarshi kurashishning sifat jihatidan yangi tizimini joriy etish to‘g‘risida”gi PQ-3528-sonli Qarori qabul qilindi. Unga ko'ra, jamoat tartibini saqlash, avvalambor, voyaga yetmagan va yoshlar o‘rtasidagi huquqbuzarliklar profilaktikasi va jinoyatchilikka qarshi kurashish samaradorligini oshirish, huquqni muhofaza qiluvchi tuzilmalarning buzg‘unchi tahdidlarni barvaqt aniqlash bo‘yicha yakdil harakatlarni, ularni hamkorlikda va sifatli bartaraf etilishini ta’minlash maqsadida, shuningdek, 2017 — 2021-yillarda O‘zbekiston Respublikasini rivojlantirishning beshta ustuvor yo‘nalishi bo‘yicha Harakatlar strategiyasiga muvofiq, Toshkent shahar huquqni muhofaza qiluvchi tuzilmalarining jamoat tartibini saqlash, huquqbuzarliklar profilaktikasi va jinoyatchilikka qarshi kurashish sohasidagi faoliyatini kelgusida tashkil etishning ustuvor yo'nalishlari etib quyidagilar belgilandi:

birinchidan, taraqqiy etayotgan poytaxt xavfsizligining garovi sifatida harakatlar yakdilligi asosida barcha davlat organlari, fuqarolarning o‘zini o‘zi boshqarish organlari va fuqarolik jamiyatining boshqa institutlari bilan o‘zaro hamkorlik qilishning amaliy mexanizmini joriy etish;

ikkinchidan, “Jaholatga qarshi ma’rifat” ezgu g‘oyasi asosida har bir mahalla kesimida diniy-ekstremistik xususiyatga ega bo‘lgan huquqbuzarliklarni sodir etish sabab va shart-sharoitlarini barvaqt aniqlash va bartaraf etishga, birinchi navbatda, ekstremistik oqim mafkurasi ta’siri ostiga tushib qolgan shaxslarni tuzatishga alohida e’tibor qaratish;

uchinchidan, prokuratura organlari tomonidan kundalik asosda kichik biznes va xususiy tadbirkorlikni rivojlantirishga, shu jumladan, ish o‘rinlarini yaratish va aholi bandligini ta’minlashga amaliy yordam ko‘rsatish, shuningdek, aniqlangan qonunbuzarliklar, sun’iy to‘siq va g‘ovlarni bartaraf etish bo‘yicha zarur choralar ko‘rish;

to‘rtinchidan, aholiga eng yaqin bo‘lgan joylarda kuch va vositalar faoliyatini bevosita boshqarish va muvofiqlashtirishning samarali tizimini yaratish maqsadida Toshkent shahar ichki ishlar organlarining amaldagi tuzilmasini takomillashtirish;

beshinchidan, Toshkent shahar ichki ishlar organlari shaxsiy tarkibining intellektual va kasbiy darajasini oshirish, ularga qo‘shimcha tadbir va ishlardagi ishtiroki tufayli ortiqcha vazifalar yuklanishini bartaraf etish maqsadida sohaviy xizmatlar o‘rtasidagi vazifalarning aniq chegaralarini belgilash;

oltinchidan, jinoyatlarga choralar ko‘rish va ularni fosh etishda, birinchi navbatda, tezkorlik va muvofiqlashgan hamkorlikni ta’minlash maqsadida Toshkent shahar huquqni muhofaza qiluvchi organlarini “Xavfsiz shahar” apparat-dasturiy kompleksi imkoniyatlaridan keng foydalanishga yo‘naltirish.

In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "About Internal Affairs" of September 16, 2016, the Tashkent city Department of Internal Affairs carries out its activities in the following main areas within its competence:

Protection of the rights, freedom and legitimate interests of citizens;
Maintaining public order and security; to carry out pre-investigations and investigations, search operations, criminal inquiries and preliminary investigations;
The fight against crimes and terrorism, including through participation in the suppression of terrorist acts and the release of hostages, as well as the fight against human traffic;
Prevention of crimes, identification and elimination of their causes and conditions that allow them to occur, identification of persons prone to crimes;
Enforcement of precautionary measures, criminal penalties and other measures of criminal law enforcement, as well as the organization of search operations;
Conduct proceedings on administrative crimes, enforcement of decisions on the imposition of administrative penalties;
Ensuring Road safety;
Ensuring compliance with the requirements of the passport system, the issuance and registration of documents required for entry and departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan, permanent and temporary residence permits, compliance with the passport system and the rules of stay in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
Control over the handling of industrial explosives, as well as pyrotechnic articles, narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors;
Implementation of forensic activities; protection of state objects, critical, classified objects and other objects, property of individuals and legal entities;
Issuance of licensing and permitting documents, as well as monitoring compliance with the requirements and conditions of the license and permit;
Implementation of military mobilization and civil protection measures;
Participation in law-making activities and in raising legal awareness and legal culture in society.

According to Article 5 of this Law, the main principles of law enforcement are legality, unity, observance of the rights, freedom and legitimate interests of citizens, as well as respect for these rights, freedom and legitimate interests, openness and transparency.

Was adopted the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated February 14, 2018 No. 3528 "On the introduction of a qualitatively new system of public order protection, crime prevention and crime control in Tashkent city". In accordance with this Resolution maintaining public order, first of all, increase the effectiveness of crime prevention and fight against juvenile delinquency, joint efforts of law enforcement agencies to identify crimes at an early stage, their joint and quality elimination. In order to ensure this, as well as in accordance with the Action Strategy for the five priority areas of development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-2021, the priority is to further organize the activities of law enforcement agencies in Tashkent in the field of public order, crime prevention and crime control. The directions are as follows:

first, the introduction of a practical mechanism for cooperation with all government agencies, citizens' self-government Departments and other civil society institutions on the basis of unity of action as a guarantee of security in the developing capital;

secondly, on the basis of the noble idea of "Enlightenment against ignorance" to identify and eliminate the causes and conditions of religious extremism in every neighborhood, first of all, under the influence of extremist ideology pay special attention to the correction of fallen persons;

thirdly, the provision of practical assistance by the prosecutor's office in the development of small business and private entrepreneurship on a daily basis, including the creation of jobs and employment, as well as the elimination of identified violations, artificial barriers and barriers take necessary measures to achieve;

fourth, to improve the existing structure of the Tashkent police in order to create an effective system of direct management and coordination of forces and means in the areas closest to the population;

fifth, to establish clear boundaries of responsibilities between the sectoral services in order to increase the intellectual and professional level of the personnel of the Tashkent city police, to eliminate the overburdening of them due to their participation in additional activities;

sixth, to direct the law enforcement agencies of Tashkent to make full use of the hardware and software complex "Safe City" in order to prevent and detect crimes, first of all, to ensure efficiency and coordinated cooperation.