Vancouver Police Department
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| State level | municipal level | ||
| Position of the authority | Police department | ||
| Supervisory authority (s) | Vancouver Police Board | ||
| Consist | May 10, 1886 | ||
| Headquarters | Vancouver , British Columbia | ||
| household | C $ 265.52 million as of 2016 |
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| Chief Constable | Adam Palmer | ||
| Employee | 1716 (includes police officers and administrative employees) As of 2016 |
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| Website | Vancouver Police Department | ||
The Vancouver Police Department ( VPD ) is the police service for the Canadian city of Vancouver . It is entrusted with the maintenance of law and order as well as the crime investigation in Vancouver. The British Columbia Police Act requires all communities with a population of 5,000 or more to maintain law and order. To do this, as in Vancouver, they can set up their own police department or delegate the task to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Much of the Vancouver metropolitan area is under the purview of the RCMP "E" Division.
The Vancouver Police Department has been headed since 2015 by Adam Palmer , who succeeded Jim Chu. The Vancouver Police Department is overseen by the Vancouver Police Board , chaired by Gregor Robertson ( Chair of the Vancouver Police Board ), who is also the mayor of the city. According to the 2016 annual report, the Vancouver Police Department has 1,716 personnel (1,327 police officers and 389 civilian employees) and has a budget of approximately C $ 265 million to carry out its duties .
Shortly after the city of Vancouver was founded, the previous night watchman John Stewart was appointed the city's first police chief on May 10, 1886. He became head of a police department that at that time consisted only of himself. The actual establishment of the Vancouver Police Department then took place on June 14, 1886, when the police force was increased to four officers. The reason for this was the great fire in Vancouver that destroyed large parts of the city on June 13th.
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The Vancouver Police Department is structured as follows:
- Operations Division
- Strip area north
- District 1
- District 2
- traffic
- South strip area
- District 3
- District 4
- Strip area north
- Investigation Division
- Executive Service Section
- Planning, Research and Audit Section
- Community and Public Affair Section
- Support Service Section
The Vancouver Police Department also has other special forces assigned to one of the various divisions. These units include:
- Marine Unit (water protection squadron with two motor boats)
- Mounted Unit (Reiterstaffel)
- Dog Spuad (dog relay)
- Emergency Response Team (rescue team)
Areas of responsibility
The city is divided into two strip areas with four police districts, each of which includes several districts. However, this structure only applies to normal patrol duty.
- District 1 - Downtown, Granville and West End with two police stations
- District 2 - Chinatown, Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise with three police stations
- District 3 - Collingwood and South Vancouver with two police stations
- District 4 - Kerrisdale, Oakridge and Marpole with a police station
Ranks
- Chief of Police / Chief Constable
- Deputy Chief / Deputy Chief Constable
- Superintendent
- Inspector
- Sergeant Major
- Staff sergeant
- Sergeant / detective
- Police Constable 1st Class
- Police Constable 2nd Class
- Police Constable 3rd Class
- Police Constable 4th Class
Vehicle fleet
- Eurocopter EC 120 (helicopter is operated with the RCMP "E" division)
- Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (patrol car)
- Lenco Bearcat APC (new acquisitions)
- Cambli International Thunder 1 ARV (tactical emergency vehicle for the SWAT , has been in use since 2010)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Vancouver Police Department - 2016 Annual Report. (PDF, 6.85 MB) VPD, accessed on June 2, 2017 (English).
- ^ Vancouver Police Department - Organizational Chart. (PDF, 1.09 MB) VPD, accessed on June 2, 2017 (English).