Virginia Beach Police Department
| Virginia Beach Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | VBPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1963 |
| Employees | 972 |
| Annual budget | $86.6 million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Virginia Beach in the state of Virginia, USA |
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| Map of Virginia Beach Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 497.3 square miles (1,288 km2) |
| Population | 447,489 |
| Governing body | City |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Police Officers | 840 |
| Civilians | 132 |
| Agency executive | James A. Cervera, Chief of Police |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 4 precincts |
| Helicopters | 2 |
| Website | |
| Official Website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 447,489 people within 497.3 square miles (1,288 km2) of jurisdiction within Virginia Beach, VA.
Special Operations is a bureau under the Police Operations Division. Officers are responsible for specialized traffic enforcement, maintaining and deploying rapid response teams for handling unusual occurrences, and conducting law enforcement actions. Tactical units used to accomplish this include:
The Virginia Beach Police Department’s Support Services Division provides administrative support to the department. The division is made up of the following units: Automated System Support, Budget Office, Central Records Unit, Crime Reporting Unit, Office of Planning & Analysis, Payroll Office, and Logistical Support (Property & Evidence Unit and the Uniform & Supply Unit).
The Investigative Division of the Virginia Beach Police Department oversees the Detective Bureau and Special Investigations.
Includes the following units:
Since the establishment of the Virginia Beach Police Department, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.
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