Los Angeles Police Department - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

City of Los Angeles Police Department
Common name Los Angeles Police Department
Abbreviation LAPD
Patch of the LAPD, used primarily for Traffic Assignment
Seal of the LAPD
LAPD Officer badge, with number omitted
Motto To Protect and To Serve
Agency Overview
Employees 12,000 (2020)[1]
Annual Budget $1.189 billion (2020)[1]
Legal personality Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Divisional agency City of Los Angeles in the State of California , United States
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
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
Commissioner responsible William J. Briggs II, President
Agency executives
  • Michel R. Moore,
    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
Divisions
39[2]
  • 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[2]
  • 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 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[3] 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.

References[change | change source]

  1. 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Los Angeles Police Department Organization Chart" (PDF). Los Angeles Police Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. "Full-time Law Enforcement Employees by State by City, 2018". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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