Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 officers[3] and 3,036 civilian members, it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States, after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department.
| City of Los Angeles Police Department | |
| Common name | Los Angeles Police Department |
| Abbreviation | LAPD |
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| Patch of the LAPD, used primarily for Traffic Assignment | |
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| Seal of the LAPD | |
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| LAPD Officer badge, with number omitted | |
| Motto | To Protect and To Serve |
| Agency Overview | |
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| Formed | December 13, 1869 |
| Employees | 12,000 (2020)[1] |
| Annual Budget | $1.189 billion (2020)[1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Divisional agency | City of Los Angeles in the State of California , United States |
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| Map showing the LAPD's jurisdictional area | |
| Size | 503 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
| Population | 3,979,576 (2019) |
| Governing body | Los Angeles City Council |
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| Operational Structure | |
| Overviewed by | Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners |
| Headquarters | 100 West 1st Street Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Police officers | 8,967 (2023) |
| Unsworn members | 3,000 |
| Commissioner responsible | William J. Briggs II, President |
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| Divisions | 39[2]
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| Bureaus | 10[2]
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| Cars | 6,000 |
| Boats | 2 |
| Helicopters | 26 |
| Planes | 3 |
| Horses | 40 |
| Dogs | 2 Bloodhounds 20 German Shepherds |
| Website | |
| lapdonline | |
Los Angeles Police Department Media
Rampart Community Police Station, one of the LAPD's 21 stations across the city
The Police Administration Building, the LAPD's headquarters since 2009
LAPD officers patrolling the Staples Center during a Los Angeles Lakers game
LAPD bicycle officers in 2014
LAPD cruisers at the scene of a traffic collision
An LAPD Eurocopter AS350
An LAPD officer armed with an AR-15 in 2011
Los Angeles Police Department Medal of Valor ribbon
Randal Simmons, the first LAPD SWAT officer to be killed in the line of duty, on February 7, 2008
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sullivan, Carl; Baranauckas, Carla (June 26, 2020). "Here's how much money goes to police departments in largest cities across the U.S.". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/06/26/how-much-money-goes-to-police-departments-in-americas-largest-cities/112004904/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Los Angeles Police Department Organization Chart" (PDF). Los Angeles Police Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Full-time Law Enforcement Employees by State by City, 2018". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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