Cleveland Division of Police

Cleveland Division of Police
Cleveland Division of Police
	Shoulder sleeve patch for patrol officers
	Logo seen on patrol cars and documents
	CDP badge - features number (for patrol officers) or rank in the middle.; Pictured here is a detective's badge
Abbreviation	CDP
Motto	To protect and serve
Agency overview
Formed	1868
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Cleveland, Ohio, US
	Jurisdiction of the Cleveland Division of Police
Size	82.47 sq mi (213.6 km²)
Population	372,624 (2020)
Legal jurisdiction	City of Cleveland
Governing body	Cleveland City Council
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	1300 Ontario Street; Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Officers	1,153 (2024)
Mayor of Cleveland responsible	Justin Bibb;
Agency executives	Dornat "Wayne" Drummond, Director of Public Safety (interim); Dorothy Todd, Chief of Police;
Parent agency	Cleveland Department of Public Safety
Operations	4 Administrative Operations; Field Operations; Special Operations; Homeland Security;
Facilities
Districts	5 First District: West Park; Second District: Clark-Fulton; Third District: University Circle; Fourth District: Woodland Hills; Fifth District: Collinwood;
Website
	Division of Police

The Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) is the governmental agency responsible for law enforcement in the city of Cleveland, Ohio.

Under mayor Justin Bibb, Dornat "Wayne" Drummond is the current Interim Director of Public Safety, and Dorothy Todd is Chief of Police.^[2]

In 2014, the Justice Department concluded an investigation into the CDP which found that the CDP had demonstrated a "pattern ... of unreasonable and unnecessary use of force" and used "guns, Tasers, 'impact weapons', pepper spray and fists in excess, unnecessarily or in retaliation" and that officers "carelessly fire their weapons, placing themselves, subjects, and bystanders at unwarranted risk of serious injury or death."^[3]^[4] The CDP is currently operating under a consent decree to address these systemic issues.^[5]

^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Cleveland city, Ohio". Census.gov. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
^ Sapolin, Alec. "Cleveland's Chief Public Safety Director resigns, city appoints woman police chief". Cleveland19.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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[1] "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Cleveland city, Ohio". Census.gov. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

[2] Sapolin, Alec. "Cleveland's Chief Public Safety Director resigns, city appoints woman police chief". Cleveland19.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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