Ferguson Police Department (Missouri)
| Ferguson Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | FPD |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1894 |
| Employees | 72 |
| Annual budget | $5,282,900 USD (2014) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Ferguson in the state of Missouri, United States |
| Population | 21,203 (2014) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Ferguson, Missouri |
| Governing body | City council |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 222 S. Florissant Road |
| Sworn members | 54 |
| Unsworn members | 18 |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Ferguson, Missouri |
| Facilities | |
| Detention centers | Ferguson Detention Center 222 S. Florissant Road |
| Dogs | 4 German Shepherds |
| Website | |
| Ferguson Police Department official website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Ferguson Police Department is a law enforcement agency serving Ferguson, Missouri. Since March 31, 2016, the Chief of Police has been Delrish Moss.
A federal investigation by the United States Department of Justice initiated in the aftermath of the 2014 Ferguson unrest, found that the Ferguson police department routinely stereotyped and discriminated against African American residents in violation of the Constitution. In response, on August 11, 2015, The Pentagon ordered the Ferguson Police Department to return all Humvees to the defense department
The Ferguson Police Department includes 72 personnel including 54 commissioned officers and 18 civilian support staff. The officers are all police academy graduates and are certified peace officers by the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
Three supervisors as well as the chief are graduates of the FBI National Academy. Many officers have bachelors or advanced degrees. All officers participate in advanced continuous training in numerous areas of law enforcement.
In addition to uniformed patrols of policemen and criminal investigation detectives, the department is supplemented with 4 K-9 officers, bicycle patrol, and a traffic unit. The department has its own correctional facility, maintains evidence and property, and on-site indoor firearms range.
The department's relationship with the community is enhanced by commitment of personnel to the positions of community relations, business liaison, N.E.T., Drug Abuse Resistance Education ("DARE"), and school resource officers.
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In late August 2014, Ferguson police officers began wearing body-mounted video cameras donated by Safety Visions and Digital Ally. Fifty cameras were donated and made available to each officer.
On December 1, 2014 President Barack Obama announced that the federal government will spend US$75 million on body cameras for law enforcement officers, as one of the measures taken in response to the shooting in Ferguson.
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