Richmond Police Department | |
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Abbreviation | RPD |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1807 |
Employees | 930 |
Annual budget | $79 million |
Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction* | City of Richmond in the state of Virginia, USA |
Map of Richmond Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
Size | 62.5 square miles (162 km2) |
Population | 204,214 |
Governing body | City |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Richmond, Virginia |
Police Officers | 760 |
Civilians | 170 |
Agency executive | Alfred Durham, Chief of Police |
Facilities | |
Stations | 4 precincts |
Website | |
Official Website | |
Footnotes | |
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. |
The Richmond Police Department (RPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 204,214 people within 62.5 square miles (162 km2) of jurisdiction within Richmond, Virginia. The RPD is accredited by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standard Commission.
Administrative Services has the responsibility of management oversight for the major administrative areas of the Police Department.
Services:
Operations consists of four precincts that covers Richmond. The four precincts are broken out into two areas.
Since the establishment of the Richmond Police Department, 28 officers have died in the line of duty.