El Paso Police Department

El Paso Police Department
EPPD Shoulder Patch
EPPD Shoulder Patch
EPPD Badge (Since 2004) (Used on side doors of new fleet of marked police cars)[1]
EPPD Badge (Since 2004) (Used on side doors of new fleet of marked police cars)[1]
AbbreviationEPPD
Agency overview
Employees1,341 (2020)
Annual budget$158 million (2020)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionEl Paso, Texas, USA
Population682,686 (2018)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersEl Paso, Texas
Agency executive
  • Peter Pacillas, Chief of Police
Website
El Paso Police

El Paso Police Department (EPPD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving El Paso, Texas, United States. As of Fiscal Year 2014, the agency had an annual budget of more than $118 million and employed around 1,300 personnel, including approximately 1,100 officers.[3] Greg Allen was appointed as the EPPD's chief of police in March 2008[4] and served until his death in January 2023.[5]

  1. ^ "Badges and Ranks". El Paso Police Department. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Ramirez, Cindy (2013-08-07). "El Paso City Council debates budget, looks to reduce property tax hike". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  4. ^ "Allen appointed police chief". Newspaper Tree. March 31, 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  5. ^ Borunda, Daniel (January 17, 2023). "El Paso police Chief Greg Allen dies after leading department for nearly 15 years". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2023-01-24.