| Surrey Police Service | |
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 Badge of the Surrey Police Service | |
| Common name | Surrey Police |
| Abbreviation | SPS |
| Motto | Safer. Stronger. Together. |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | August 6, 2020[1][2] |
| Employees | 417[3] |
| Annual budget | $184.1m[4] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Size | 316.41 square kilometres (122.17 sq mi) |
| Population | 517,887 |
| Governing body | Surrey Police Board |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 14355 57 Avenue |
| Sworn Officers | 357[3] |
| Civilians | 60[3] |
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The Surrey Police Service (SPS) is a municipal police force in the city of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Regional District,[5] and as of December 2022, the second largest municipal police service in British Columbia. Prior to the SPS's establishment, Surrey was Canada's largest city without a municipal police service.[6] The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada's federal police force, currently has policing jurisdiction in Surrey, and SPS has had difficulty with the transition from the RCMP due to opposition from Surrey mayor Brenda Locke and the municipal government. [6] In April of 2024 the provincial government of British Columbia set a deadline for the transfer of jurisdiction. The Surrey Police Service will transition into the role of municipal policing in Surrey on November 29, 2024. [7]
- ^ "SPS Surpasses Deployment Milestone as Second Anniversary Approaches". Surrey Police Service. July 25, 2022. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Corporate Report – Police Transition Update" (PDF). City of Surrey. November 12, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Policing Transition – SPS Hiring". Surrey Police Service. February 2024. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "2021 Five-Year (2021-2025) Financial Plan – General Operating" (PDF). City of Surrey. November 16, 2020.
- ^ Bolan, Kim (February 25, 2021). "Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski working to finalize details of takeover from RCMP". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ a b Bula, Frances (August 23, 2019). "Surrey's move from RCMP to municipal local force unprecedented". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Province reaches major milestone in Surrey police transition plan" (Press release). Canada: Government of British Columbia. Office of Public Safety and Solicitor General. April 23, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.