Kansas City Police Department (Missouri)

Kansas City Missouri Police Department
Common name	Kansas City Police Department
Abbreviation	KCPD
Patch of the Kansas City Police Department
Motto	To Serve and Protect
Agency overview
Formed	1874
Preceding agency	Kansas City Police Department
Employees	2,134 (2012-2013)
Annual budget	$222,525,260 (USD)
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of Kansas City, Missouri in the state of Missouri, US
Map of Kansas City Missouri Police Department's jurisdiction.
Legal jurisdiction	City of Kansas City, Missouri
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	1125 Locust Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Police Officers	1,459 (2016)
Corrections and Civilians	675 (2016)
Police Commissioners responsible	Commissioner Michael C. Rader, President Commissioner Leland Shurin, Vice-President Commissioner Angela Wasson-Hunt, Treasurer Commissioner Alvin Brooks, Board Member Sly James, Mayor of Kansas City
Agency executives	Colonel Darryl Forte, Chief of Police Major Richard Smith, Division Commander at the Central Patrol Station Major Joseph McHale, Division Commander at the East Patrol Division Major Diane Mozzicato, Division Commander at the Metro Patrol Division Major Roger Lewis, Division Commander at the North Patrol Division Major Eric Winebrenner, Division Commander at the Shoal Creek Patrol Station
Divisions	6 Central Patrol Station East Patrol Division Metro Patrol Division North Patrol Division Shoal Creek Patrol Station South Patrol Station
Facilities
Detention Centers	1
Website
kcpd.org
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving Kansas City in the U.S. state of Missouri. The current chief is Colonel Darryl Forte.

The Mission of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department is to protect and serve with professionalism, honor and integrity.

Kansas City Police Department is the largest city police agency in Missouri, based on number of employees, city population, and geographic area served.

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners is responsible for the operation of the KCPD. The governor sets policy, makes promotions, holds both closed and open meetings and coordinates with the Chief of Police in providing police services to the citizens. Four of the five members of the board are selected by the governor of the state of Missouri, following approval of the Missouri legislature, with the mayor serving as the fifth member. Commissioners serve four year terms, however they serve at the pleasure of the governor and can be replaced.

Currently, those Commissioners are:

The KCPD uses the following ranks, as dictated by state statute.

The Tactical Response Teams of KCPD was featured in A&E's reality series Kansas City SWAT.