Rampart Division
| Los Angeles Police Department Rampart Division | |
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| Common name | Rampart Division (Patrol Area #2) |
| Abbreviation | LAPD |
| Motto | "To Protect and To Serve" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1933 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Los Angeles in the state of California, United States |
| Size | 7.9 sq mi (20 km2) |
| Population | Approx. 375,000 |
| Legal jurisdiction | City of Los Angeles, California |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Rampart Community Police Station 1401 West 6th Street Westlake, Los Angeles |
| Police Officers | Approx. 350 |
| Unsworn members | Approx. 15 |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Los Angeles Police Department |
| Website | |
| Rampart Community Police Station | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) serves communities to the west of Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) including Silverlake, Echo Park, Pico-Union and Westlake, all together designated as the Rampart patrol area. Its name is derived from Rampart Boulevard, one of the principal thoroughfares in its patrol area. The original station was located at 2710 West Temple Street. It has since moved southeast to a newer facility located at 1401 West 6th Street, the site of the former Emergency Receiving Hospital. With 164,961 residents occupying a 5.4-square-mile (14 km2) area, Rampart is one of Los Angeles's most densely populated communities.
The Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Rampart Division (#02) was created in October 1966. It was formed from portions of LAPD’s Central, Wilshire, University (now Southwest), and Hollywood Areas. William H. Parker was the Chief of Police at the time, and he stated that the new Rampart Division was needed to decrease the span between the Metropolitan, Hollywood, and Wilshire Areas. Several locations for the original station were considered before the Rampart Heights area was finally chosen in 1961. In 1963, the property at the southwest corner of Temple St and Benton Way was obtained, and construction began in December 1964. The total cost of the site, design, construction, equipment and furnishings was $1,419,397.
The LAPD Rampart Division Station, located at 2710 West Temple Street officially opened on October 23, 1966 under the command of Captain R. O. Bradley. Rampart Area spanned approximately 13.7 square miles and served approximately 200,000 citizens. Its borders at the time were: Normandie Ave on the west; Santa Monica Bl, Hyperion Ave, and the Los Angeles River to the North; the 110-Pasadena/Harbor Freeway to the east; and the 10-Santa Monica Freeway to the south.As the population grew and more personnel were needed to serve the area, space became an issue. Detective functions were eventually relocated to a separate building, located at 303 S. Union Avenue.
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