West Yorkshire Police

West Yorkshire Police
Motto	In the Public Service
Agency overview
Formed	1974
Preceding agencies	West Yorkshire Constabulary Leeds City Police Bradford City Police
Employees	9,853
Volunteers	403[1]
Annual budget	£396.0 million[1]
Legal personality	Police force
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	West Yorkshire, England
Map of West Yorkshire Police's jurisdiction
Size	2,029 square kilometres (783 sq mi)
Population	2,108,000
Legal jurisdiction	England & Wales
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services Independent Office for Police Conduct
Headquarters	Wakefield
Constables	4,569 (including 72 Special Constables)[2]
Police Community Support Officers	689[2]
Mayor responsible	Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire
Agency executive	John Robins, Chief Constable
Divisions	5
Facilities
Stations	41
Website
www.westyorkshire.police.uk

West Yorkshire Police, formerly the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. It is the fourth largest territorial police force in England and Wales by number of officers.