Los Angeles Airport Police

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Los Angeles Airport Police Division
Patch of the Los Angeles Airport Police
LAXPD officer badge, with number omitted
Flag of the Los Angeles Airport Police
Abbreviation	LAXPD
Motto	Serving the Aviation Community
Agency overview
Formed	1946
Preceding agencies	Los Angeles Airport Security Bureau Los Angeles Airport Security Division
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Governing body	Los Angeles World Airports
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Police officers	564
Unsworn members	430 security officers 200 civilian staff
Agency executive	Cecil W. Rhambo Jr., Chief of Police
Website
Official website

The Los Angeles Airport Police is the airport police division of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the city department that owns and operates two airports in Los Angeles: Los Angeles International Airport and Van Nuys Airport. It has more than 1,100 officers, security, and staff. Though it works very closely with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), LAXPD is a separate entity, primarily due to the airport police having specialized training and funding resources.