Los Angeles Police Department
POST participating California Law Enforcement Agency
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[4] 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 | |
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Flag of the LAPD | |
Motto | To Protect and to Serve |
Agency Overview | |
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Employees | 12,000 (2020)[1] |
Annual Budget | $1.189 billion (2020)[1] |
Legal personality | Governmental agency |
Jurisdictional Structure | |
Divisional agency | City of [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles ]] in the State of [[California|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 | |
Headquarters | 100 West 1st Street Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Police officers | 8,832 (2024) |
Unsworn members | 3,000 |
Commissioner responsible | William J. Briggs II, President[2] |
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Divisions | 39[3]
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Bureaus | 10[3]
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Facilities | |
Carss | 6,000 |
Boats | 2 |
Helicopters | 26 |
Planes | 3 |
Horses | 40 |
Dogs | 2 Bloodhounds 20 German Shepherds |
Website | |
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References
change- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners". LAPD. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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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