Baton Rouge Police Department
| Baton Rouge Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | BRPD |
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Badge of the Baton Rouge Police Department
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1865 |
| Annual budget | $84.3 million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Baton Rouge in the state of Louisiana, USA |
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| Map of Baton Rouge Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 79.1 sq mi (205 km2). |
| Population | 227,071 |
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| Police Officers | 645 |
| Unsworn members | 267 |
| Agency executive | Carl Dabadie, Jr as of February 26, 2013, Chief of Police |
| Facilities | |
| Districts | 4 |
| Website | |
| http://brgov.com/Dept/brpd/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Baton Rouge Police Department, or BRPD, is the primary law enforcement agency in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The current Chief of Police, as of February 26, 2013, is Carl Dabadie, Jr. Carl Dabadie was preceded by former Chiefs Jeff LeDuff, Donald D. White, Pat Englade, and Greg Phares. The city is divided into four police districts.
According to the BRPD's website, "The mission of the Baton Rouge Police Department is to serve with the Baton Rouge community to prevent crime and to promote the safety and well-being of all."
The Baton Rouge Police Department has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) since 1996.
Baton Rouge was incorporated in 1817 and the Baton Rouge Police Department was formally established in 1865, just after the end of the Civil War, with the appointment of the first Chief of Police.
Currently the Baton Rouge Police Department receives about 215,000 service calls. In an average year, city police officers:
In 2005, due to elevated population levels as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many of these numbers were significantly higher.
The BRPD is divided into four bureaus:
Uniform Patrol is the largest bureau of the department, and is the primary point of contact for services to the public. The Bureau operates four precinct stations and satellite offices throughout the city. Officers assigned to this bureau perform preventative patrols and respond to public requests for assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Uniform Patrol Bureau consist of the following divisions:
Uniform Patrol Division is responsible for patrolling all areas of the city, responding to calls from citizens, conducting preliminary investigations of all crimes, and enforcing both criminal and traffic laws. The Uniform Patrol Division is divided into four (4) geographical patrol sections or districts.
The First District Precinct is located at 4545 Plank Road and serves what is traditionally known as North Baton Rouge. The area patrolled is roughly bordered on the north and east by Evangeline and Airline Highway, on the west by the Mississippi River and Scenic Highway and on the south by Florida Boulevard.
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