San Diego Police Department

San Diego Police Department
San Diego Police Department
	Current SDPD patch. Introduced in 1988, these patches were originally brown to match the tan uniforms of the time, before being changed to blue in 1998.
	Current SDPD officer badge, issued since 1974 based on a 1930 design.
Abbreviation	SDPD
Motto	America's Finest
Agency overview
Formed	May 16, 1889
Employees	2,332 (2020)
Volunteers	840
Annual budget	$566 million (2021)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	San Diego, California, United States
Size	372.4 square miles (965 km2)
Population	1,425,999 (2018)
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	1401 Broadway; San Diego, CA 92101
Police officers	1,731 (2020)
Unsworn members	601 (2020)
Mayor of San Diego responsible	Todd Gloria;
Agency executive	Scott Wahl, Chief of Police;
Divisions	List Central; Eastern; Mid-City; Neighborhood Policing; Northern; Northeastern; Northwestern; Southern; Southeastern; Western;
Facilities
Stations	11
Website
	sandiego.gov/police

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of San Diego, California. It was established on May 16, 1889.^[5]^[6] The department employs 1,731 officers and 601 civilian staff. It covers 343 square miles of service area with a budget of over 537 million dollars. It is the second-largest municipal police department in California, after the Los Angeles Police Department.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ "Search for Police, Fire, Civilian Jobs - the Blueline".
^ "San Diego Police Department". Police Data Initiative. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ "About the chief". City of San Diego. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
^ Steve Willard; Ed LaValle (July 23, 2012). San Diego Police: Case Files. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4396-4249-8.
^ Castanien, Pliny (1980). "San Diego Police — A Look Back". The Journal of San Diego History. 26 (1). San Diego Historical Society. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[USA_Today-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.

[San_Diego_Police_Department-2] "Search for Police, Fire, Civilian Jobs - the Blueline".

[3] "San Diego Police Department". Police Data Initiative. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[4] "About the chief". City of San Diego. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

[5] Steve Willard; Ed LaValle (July 23, 2012). San Diego Police: Case Files. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4396-4249-8.

[Journal1980-6] Castanien, Pliny (1980). "San Diego Police — A Look Back". The Journal of San Diego History. 26 (1). San Diego Historical Society. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

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