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| Tampa Police Department | |
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| Common name | Tampa Police Department |
| Abbreviation | TPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1855 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Employees | 1,206 (2020) |
| Annual budget | $163 million (2020)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Florida, United States |
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| Tampa Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Population | 392,905 (2018) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Tampa, Florida |
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The Tampa Police Department (TPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Police Department has 985 authorized sworn law enforcement personnel positions and more than 350 civilian and support staff personnel positions. The current police chief is Lee Bercaw.[2]
Uniformed officers are deployed on a four-days-on, four-days-off work cycle, with an average of 8 officers per squad plus a Sergeant and Corporal.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Marrero, Tony (December 5, 2022). "Meet Lee Bercaw, Tampa's new acting police chief". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 5, 2022.