Pittsburgh Police

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Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Common name	Pittsburgh Police
Abbreviation	PBP
Motto	Accountability, Integrity and Respect
Agency overview
Formed	1857
Preceding agency	Pittsburgh Night Watchmen
Employees	1,064 (2020)[1]
Annual budget	$114,841,054 (2020)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Legal jurisdiction	Municipal
Primary governing body	Pittsburgh City Council
Secondary governing body	Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety
Operational structure
Headquarters	1203 Western Avenue Pittsburgh, PA
Officers	900 (2020) [1]
Agency executive	Larry Scirotto[2], Chief of Police
Parent agency	Public Safety Department
Branches	3 Administration Investigation Operations
Facilities
Zones	6 Zone 1 (Northside) Zone 2 (Downtown, Uptown) Zone 3 (Southside, South Hills) Zone 4 (Oakland-Shadyside-Point Breeze) Zone 5 (East End) Zone 6 (West End)
Fords	660
Harleys	40
River Rescue: 30' SeaArk Little Giants	6
River Rescue: 25' Boston Whaler Guardians	6
River Rescue: 19' & 15' Husky Airboat & Avon Inflatables	7
German Shepherds	25
Belgian Malinois	12
Horses	4
Website
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

The Pittsburgh Police (PBP), officially the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, is the largest law enforcement agency in Western Pennsylvania and the third largest in Pennsylvania. The modern force of salaried and professional officers was founded in 1857 but dates back to the night watchmen beginning in 1794, and the subsequent day patrols in the early 19th century, in the then borough of Pittsburgh. By 1952 the Bureau had a strength of 1,400 sworn officers;^[3] in July 1985, 1,200;^[4] and by November 1989, 1,040.^[5]