Baton Rouge Police Department

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Baton Rouge Police Department
Patch of the BRPD
BRPD Badge
Abbreviation	BRPD
Agency overview
Formed	1865
Employees	887
Annual budget	$95.8 million (2022)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Map of Baton Rouge Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	79.1 sq mi (205 km2).
Population	227,071 (2021)[2]
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	9000 Airline Hwy. Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Police Officers	645
Unsworn members	267
Agency executive	Thomas S. "TJ" Morse, Chief of Police
Facilities
Districts	5
Airbases	1
Website
https://www.brla.gov/2706/Police-Department

The Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) (French: Département de Police de Bâton Rouge) is the primary law enforcement agency in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Chief of Police, as of March 8, 2018, was Murphy Paul.

The BRPD was formally established in 1865, just after the end of the Civil War, with the appointment of the first Chief of Police.