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[5] 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.
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| Common name | Los Angeles Police Department |
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| Abbreviation | LAPD |
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| Motto | To Protect and to Serve |
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| Formed | December 13, 1869; 155 years ago (1869-12-13)[1] |
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| Employees | 12,000 (2020)[2] |
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| Annual budget | $1.189 billion (2020)[2] |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Size | 503 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
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| Population | 3,979,576 (2019) |
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| Governing body | Los Angeles City Council |
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| Overseen by | Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners |
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| Headquarters | 100 West 1st Street
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Police officers | 8,832 (2024) |
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| Unsworn members | 3,000 |
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| Commissioners responsible | - William J. Briggs II, President[3]
- Dale Bonner, Member
- Maria Lou Calanche, Member
- Steve Soboroff, Member
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| Agency executives | - Dominic H. Choi,
Chief of Police - Robert E. Marino, Assistant Chief of Operations
- Blake Chow, Assistant Chief of Special Operations
- Dominic H. Choi, Assistant Chief of Support Services
- Lizabeth Rhodes, Director of Constitutional Policing and Policy
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| Divisions |
- 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
- Media Relations
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| Bureaus |
- Central
- South
- Valley
- West
- Detective
- Counter-Terrorism & Special Operations
- Transportation Services
- Professional Standards
- Administrative Services
- Personnel and Training
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| Cars | 6,000 |
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| Boats | 2 |
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| Helicopters | 26 |
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| Planes | 3 |
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| Horses | 40 |
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| Dogs | 2 Bloodhounds
20 German Shepherds |
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