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Edmonton Police Service | |
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Abbreviation | EPS |
Motto | Integrity, courage, community |
Agency overview | |
Formed | June 20, 1892 |
Annual budget | ~$438 million (2023)[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Size | 685.25 km2 (264.58 sq mi)[2] |
Population | 932,546 (2016)[2] |
Legal jurisdiction | Municipal |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 9620 103A Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Sworn members | ≈2,018 (April 2022)[3] |
Unsworn members | ≈720 |
Elected officer responsible |
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Agency executive | |
Facilities | |
Stations | 15 |
Website | |
https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/ |
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is the municipal police force for the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The current chief of the EPS is Dale McFee. McFee is the second highest paid police chief in Canada with an annual salary of $357,000 (2023),[4] following Vancouver's police chief Adam Palmer, who in 2022 was paid $493,932.[5]
The service has three deputy chiefs – two sworn members and a civilian member. Chad Tawfik is responsible for the Corporate Services Bureau, Kevin Brezinski runs the Intelligence and Investigations Bureau, and Darren Derko heads the community policing bureau.[6]