Los Angeles Police Department
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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.
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Divisions | 39[2]
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Bureaus | 10[2]
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Facilities | |
Cars | 6,000 |
Boats | 2 |
Helicopters | 26 |
Planes | 3 |
Horses | 40 |
Dogs | 2 Bloodhounds 20 German Shepherds |
Website | |
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