The Vancouver Police Department, also known as the VPD, is the main law enforcement agency of the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada, under the jurisdiction of the The Honourable Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia, His Worship Ken Sim, the mayor of Vancouver, and the chair of the Vancouver Police Board. It is the second-largest police department in the province of British Columbia behind the British Columbia Royal Canadian Mounted Police's "E" Division. They have over 1,448 Sworn Uniformed Police Personnel and over 461 Civilian Members. The VPD was started on May 10, 1886 when Chief Constable John Stewart was appointed as the city's first police officer.[2]
| Vancouver Police Department | |
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| Common name | Vancouver Police |
| Abbreviation | VPD |
| Motto | Beyond the Call |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | May 10, 1886 |
| Employees | 1,909 |
| Volunteers | Depends on the community policing centre |
| Annual budget | $411 m[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Governing body | Vancouver Police Board |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Police Constables | 1,448 sworn officers (2023) |
| Civilian Employees | 461 |
| Elected officers responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Facilities | |
| Police Cruisers | 449 |
| Police boats | 2 |
| Horses | 17 |
| Dogs | 18 German Shepherds/K-9 Units |
| Website | |
| Official site | |
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Jackson Abray, V.W. Haywood, and John McLaren were later appointed as special constables by mayor Malcolm Alexander MacLean after the Great Vancouver Fire.[3] The VPD were also the first law enforcement agency in Canada to welcome female officers. L.D. Harris and Minnie Miller worked as matrons for the jail.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Vancouver police seek to increase 2025 budget to $434M". CBC News. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "History". Vancouver Police Department. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "5 things you didn't know about the Vancouver Police Department". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Singing praises of Canada's first policewomen in Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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