Los Angeles Police Department

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles, California, United States. With 8,967 officers[5] and 3,000 civilian staff,[2] it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States, after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department.

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City of Los Angeles Police Department
Patch of the LAPD, used primarily for Traffic Assignment
Seal of the LAPD
LAPD Officer badge, with number omitted
Common name	Los Angeles Police Department
Abbreviation	LAPD
Motto	To Protect and To Serve
Agency overview
Formed	December 13, 1869; 153 years ago (1869-12-13)[1]
Employees	12,000 (2020)[2]
Annual budget	$1.189 billion (2020)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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
General nature	Local civilian police
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
Commissioners responsible	William J. Briggs II, President[3] Dale Bonner, Member Maria Lou Calanche, Member Steve Soboroff, Member
Agency executives	Michel R. Moore, Chief of Police Robert E. Marino, Assistant Chief – Operations[4] Alfred Labrada, Assistant Chief – Special Operations[4] Dominic Choi, Assistant Chief – Support Services[4] Lizabeth Rhodes, Director – Constitutional Policing and Policy[4]
Divisions	39[4] Central Traffic South Traffic Valley Traffic West Traffic LAX Field Services Robbery-Homicide Juvenile Technical Investigations Forensic Sciences Gang and Narcotics Detective Support & Vice Commercial Crimes Metropolitan Air Support Major Crimes Emergency Services Custody Services Security Services Central Rampart Southwest Hollenbeck Harbor Hollywood Wilshire West Los Angeles Van Nuys West Valley Northeast 77th Street Newton Pacific North Hollywood Foothill Devonshire Southeast Mission Olympic Topanga
Bureaus	10[4] Central South Valley West Detective Counter-Terrorism & Special Operations Transportation Services Professional Standards Administrative Services Personnel and Training
Facilities
Cars	6,000
Boats	2
Helicopters	26
Planes	3
Horses	40
Dogs	2 Bloodhounds 20 German Shepherds
Website
lapdonline.org

The LAPD is headquartered at 100 West 1st Street in the Civic Center district. The department's organization and resources are complex, including 21 community stations (divisions) grouped in four bureaus under the Office of Operations; multiple divisions within the Detective Bureau under the Office of Special Operations; and specialized units such as the Metropolitan Division, Air Support Division, and Major Crimes Division under the Counterterrorism & Special Operations Bureau. Further offices support the Chief of Police in areas such as constitutional policing and professional standards, while the Office of Support Services covers facilities management, personnel, and training, among other areas.

Independent investigative commissions have documented a history of police brutality, corruption, misconduct and discriminatory policing within the LAPD.[6][7][8][9] In 2001, the United States Department of Justice entered into a consent decree with the LAPD regarding systemic civil rights violations and lack of accountability that stretched back decades; following major reforms, the decree was lifted in 2013.[10][11]