Prince George's County Police Department

Prince George's County Police Department
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Badge of a PGPD officer
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Common namePrince George’s County Police Department
AbbreviationPGPD
Agency overview
FormedJune 1, 1931; 93 years ago (1931-06-01)[1]
Employees2,093 Approx as of 2019
Annual budget$348,266,800 million [2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPrince George's County, Maryland, U.S.
Map of Prince George's County Police Department's jurisdiction
Size498 square miles (1,290 km2)
Population900,000
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersUpper Marlboro CDP, Maryland
Police officers1,786 Approx as of 2022
Civilians307 Approx as of 2022
Agency executive
  • Malik Aziz, Chief of Police
Stations8
Facilities
Headquarters8803 Police Plaza Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
38°55′5″N 76°52′35″W / 38.91806°N 76.87639°W / 38.91806; -76.87639
Jails1
Police boats5
Helicopters4
Website
Prince George's County Police Department

The Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) is the primary law enforcement agency in Prince George's County, Maryland in the United States, servicing a population of over 900,000 residents and visitors within 498 square miles (1,290 km2) of jurisdiction.[3]

The department headquarters is in the Palmer Park area of Landover, a census-designated place.[4][5]

  1. ^ State of Maryland (April 22, 2013). "Police Department". Prince George's County Police Department - Government, Executive Branch, Public Safety. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Prince George's County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Archived July 3, 2001, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Winter/Spring PAL Basketball Clinic Archived September 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine." Government of Prince George's County. Retrieved on September 20, 2018. "Location: Police Headquarters Address: 7600 Barlowe Road Landover, MD 20785 "
  5. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Landover CDP, MD." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 1, 2018. "1990 COUNTY BLOCK MAP" (index map) Prince George's County. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 9, 2018. The CDP of Palmer Park (along with others now a part of Landover CDP: old Landover, Dodge Park, and Kentland) is shown on pages 13, 14, 17, and 18.