Vancouver Police Department | |
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Common name | Vancouver Police |
Abbreviation | VPD |
Agency overview | |
Formed | May 10, 1886 |
Employees | 1,909 |
Volunteers | Depending on CPC |
Annual budget | $349.6 m[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Size | 114.97 square kilometres (44.39 sq mi) |
Population | 662,248 |
Governing body | Vancouver Police Board |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 2120 Cambie Street/3585 Graveley Street |
Police Constables | 1,448 sworn officers (2023) |
Civilian Employees | 461 Civilian Employees |
Elected officers responsible |
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Facilities | |
Commands | 41 Divisions 13 Transit Districts 11 Housing Police Service Areas |
Police Cruisers | 449 |
Police boats | 2 |
Horses | 17 |
Dogs | 18 German Shepherds/K-9 Units |
Website | |
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The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) (French: Service de police de Vancouver) is the police force in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Area and is the second largest police force in the province after RCMP "E" Division.
VPD was the first Canadian municipal police force to hire a female officer and the first to start a marine squad.[2]
VPD, along with eleven other BC municipal police forces, seconds officers to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia.
VPD now occupies the former Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) building at 3585 Graveley Street, which houses administrative and specialized investigation units.[3][4]