Oakland Police Department

Oakland Police Department
Oakland Police Department
	Patch of Oakland Police Department
	Badge of Oakland Police Department
Common name	Oakland P.D.
Abbreviation	OPD
Agency overview
Formed	1853; 171 years ago
Preceding agency	Alameda County Sheriff's Department;
Employees	1,080 (2021)
Annual budget	$330 million (2021)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	California, U.S.
	Jurisdiction of the OPD
Population	429,114 (2018)
Legal jurisdiction	Oakland, California
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	455 7th St., Oakland, CA
Police officers	716
Technicians and civilian members	371
Agency executive	Floyd Mitchell, Chief Of Police;
Website
	www.oaklandca.gov/departments/police

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is a law enforcement agency responsible for policing the city of Oakland, California, United States. As of May 2021, the department employed 709 sworn officers and 371 civilian employees. The department is divided into 5 geographical divisions policing Oakland's 78 square miles and population of 420,000. The OPD receives 550,000 annual calls for service, and responds to over 250,000 law enforcement incidents.

^ 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.

[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.

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