San Francisco Police Department

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the City and County of San Francisco, as well as the San Francisco International Airport in San Mateo County. In 2000, the SFPD was the 11th largest police department in the United States.[3]

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San Francisco Police Department
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Abbreviation	SFPD
Motto	Oro en paz, fierro en guerra Gold in peace, iron in war
Agency overview
Formed	August 13, 1849; 173 years ago (1849-08-13)
Employees	2,913 (2020)
Annual budget	$696 million (2020)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Jurisdiction of the San Francisco Police Department,
Population	883,305 (2018)
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	San Francisco Police Commission
Operational structure
Overviewed by Board	San Francisco Police Commission
Headquarters	Police Headquarters 1245 third St, San Francisco, 94158
Officers	2,140[2]
Patrol Specials	28
Commissioners responsible	Cindy Elias, President Max Carter-Oberstone, Vice President 5 other commissioners
Agency executive	William Scott, Chief of Police
Bureaus	6 Administration Airport Chief of Staff Field Operations Professional Standards and Principled Policing Special Operations
Patrol Divisions	2 Golden Gate Metro
Facilities
Stations	10
Airbases	1
Patrol cars	338
Boats	5
Planes	none
Dogs	25+
Website
www.sanfranciscopolice.org

The SFPD (along with the San Francisco Fire Department and the San Francisco Sheriff's Department) serves an estimated population of 1.2 million, including the daytime-commuter population and thousands of other tourists and visitors.

The department's motto is the same as that of the city and county: Oro en paz, fierro en guerra, Spanish for Gold in peace, iron in war.