Sacramento Police Department

Sacramento Police Department
Patch of the Sacramento Police Department
Patch of the Sacramento Police Department
AbbreviationSPD
MottoService, Protection, Dedication since 1849
Agency overview
Formed1849 (1849)
Employees948
Annual budget$158 million (2021)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSacramento, California, United States
Size99.4 sq mi (257 km2)
Population508,517 (2018)
Legal jurisdictionCity of Sacramento, CA
Governing bodySacramento City Council
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters5770 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA
Officers679
Unsworn members440
Agency executive
  • Katherine Lester, Chief of Police
Districts7
Facilities
Beats18
Helicopters3
K9s11
Website
www.sacpd.org
[2]

The Sacramento Police Department (SPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the city of Sacramento, California. On August 11, 2017, Daniel Hahn was sworn in and became the city's first African American police chief.[3] The current chief of police is Kathy Lester.

  1. ^ Sullivan, Carl; Baranauckas, Carla (June 26, 2020). "Here's how much money goes to police departments in largest cities across the U.S." USA Today. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.
  2. ^ 2009 Sacramento Police Department Annual Report
  3. ^ Bretón, Marcos. "How a white woman from Minnesota raised Sacramento's first black police chief". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

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