New Orleans Police Department
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| New Orleans Police Department | |
| Abbreviation | NOPD |
| Agency Overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1796 |
| Employees | 1457 (2020) |
| Annual Budget | $194 million (2020)[1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Divisional agency | City of New Orleans in the State of Louisiana , United States |
| Map of New Orleans Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 350.2 square miles (907 km2) |
| Population | 383,997 (2020 census) |
| General nature |
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| Operational Structure | |
| Headquarters | 715 S. Broad Street |
| Officers | 959 (2023) |
| Agency executive | Michelle Woodfork, Superintendent |
| Bureaus | 5 |
| Facilities | |
| Districts | 8 |
| Central lockups | 1 |
| Website | |
| nola | |
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is the largest police force in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
New Orleans Police Department Media
African American New Orleans Police officer, 1871, sketched by Alfred Waud
Mounted police during New Orleans Mardi Gras 1984
References
- ↑ 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/.