Vancouver Police Department

Vancouver Police Department
Heraldic badge of the VPD
Heraldic badge of the VPD
Shoulder Flash of the Vancouver Police
Shoulder Flash of the Vancouver Police
Common nameVancouver Police
AbbreviationVPD
Agency overview
FormedMay 10, 1886
Employees1,909
VolunteersDepending on CPC
Annual budget$349.6 m[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Size114.97 square kilometres (44.39 sq mi)
Population662,248
Governing bodyVancouver Police Board
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters2120 Cambie Street/3585 Graveley Street
Police Constables1,448 sworn officers (2023)
Civilian Employees461 Civilian Employees
Elected officers responsible
Agency executive
Facilities
Commands41 Divisions
13 Transit Districts
11 Housing Police Service Areas
Police Cruisers449
Police boats2
Horses17
Dogs18 German Shepherds/K-9 Units
Website
vancouver.ca/police

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) (French: Service de police de Vancouver) is the police force in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Area and is the second largest police force in the province after RCMP "E" Division.

VPD was the first Canadian municipal police force to hire a female officer and the first to start a marine squad.[2]

VPD, along with eleven other BC municipal police forces, seconds officers to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia.

VPD now occupies the former Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) building at 3585 Graveley Street, which houses administrative and specialized investigation units.[3][4]

  1. ^ Vancouver Police Department. [1]. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ "History - Vancouver Police Department". vancouver.ca. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "3585 GRAVELEY STREET fact sheet" (PDF). Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "Vancouver police leaving old headquarters". Retrieved July 23, 2018.