Chula Vista Police Department

The Chula Vista Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency of Chula Vista, California. Its authorized staffing consists of 283 sworn officers and 114 civilian employees.^[1] The Chief of Police is Roxana Kennedy, who is the department's first female chief.^[2]

Chula Vista Police Department
Abbreviation	CVPD
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdiction	Chula Vista, California
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Agency executive	Roxana Kennedy, Chief of Police
Divisions	Administrative Services Division Patrol Operations Division Investigations Division

The department is divided into five divisions: The Administrative Services Division, the Patrol Operations Division, the Investigations Division, the Community Engagement Division and the Support Operations Division.

History

The city's police department was threatened with layoffs to help stabilize the department's budget. Although budget cuts saved Chula Vista $18 million, about 100 employees (including 15 police officers) were eliminated.^[3]

In October 2018, the department became the first in the country to use drone technology to respond to 911 calls.^[4] A 2024 analysis by WIRED of drone flight records from July 2021 to September 2023 found that residents of poorer neighborhoods in Chula Vista were more likely to be exposed to police drone cameras than residents of wealthier neighborhoods.^[5]