Boston Police Department
The Boston police department are the main law enforcement agency in Boston.
| Boston Police Department | |
| Abbreviation | BPD |
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| Flag of the City of Boston | |
| Agency Overview | |
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| Formed | May 26, 1854 |
| Employees | 2,713 |
| Annual Budget | $414 million (2020)[1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Commonwealth of Massachusetts , U.S. |
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| Map of Boston Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 89.6 sq. miles |
| Population | 617,594 (2010 census) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Boston, Massachusetts |
| General nature |
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| Operational Structure | |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Police Officers | 2,144 Sworn uniformed Police Officers |
| Civilian memberss | 569 Civilian Members |
| Mayor of Boston responsible | Michelle Wu |
| Agency executive | Gregory Long, Superintendent-In-Chief (acting commissioner) |
| Facilities | |
| Patrol Vehicless | Ford Expedition, Ford F250 |
| Patrol cars | Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Caprice PPV |
| K-9ss | 33 |
| Website | |
| bpdnews | |
Other websites
- Official website
- WokeWindows - Providing a view into the Boston Police Department
- 2006 Boston Globe article on the Municipal Police Department/Boston Police Department merger
- The Police News Collection, Scrapbooks, 1961-1968 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
- The Elmer V.H. Brooks papers, 1924-1998 (Bulk 1937-1968) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
- The Justice George Lewis Ruffin Society records, n.d., 1848-1853, 1885-1893, 1963-2005 (bulk 1984-2005) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.
- Boston Police Department Annual Reports since 1885 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613003654/http://bpl.org/online/govdocs/bpd_reports.htm
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