San Antonio Police Department

San Antonio Police Department
AbbreviationSAPD
Agency overview
Formed1846 [1]
Employees2,991 (2020)[2]
Annual budget$479 m (2020)[3]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSan Antonio, Texas, USA
Map of San Antonio Police Department's jurisdiction
Size465.4 square miles (1,210 km2)
Population1,492,510 (2017)[4]
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters315 S. Santa Rosa
Police officers2,352 (2020)
Unsworn members639 (2020)
Elected officer responsible
Agency executives
  • William McManus[5], Chief of Police
  • Anthony Treviño, Assistant Chief over the Operations Bureau
  • James Flavin, Assistant Chief and commander of the Operations Support Bureau
Website
www.sanantonio.gov/SAPD

The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of San Antonio, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are at South Santa Rosa district. SAPD is one of the largest municipal police departments in Texas.

The current chief of police is William McManus, who is known, among other things, for his aggressive stance on those who verbally insult police officers.[6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ Durain, Leah (January 24, 1955). "SAPD history preserved in vintage photos". KENS. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  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. ^ "Adopted Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2020" (PDF). City of San Antonio, Office of Management & Budget. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Police Chief". Sanantonio.gov. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Message From The Chief". Sanantonio.gov. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Caltabiano, David (March 10, 2019). "Local YouTuber speaks out after conviction". WOAI. Retrieved March 11, 2019. When you get into an officers face and hurl insults, that's verbal assault and not a first amendment protected right
  8. ^ Beltran, Jacob; Downs, Caleb (March 6, 2019). "Activist found guilty for disorderly conduct during incident with San Antonio SWAT". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved March 11, 2019. McManus applauded Padilla's conviction Wednesday. He said the court's decision "almost puts a dagger in the heart of their First Amendment excuse for insulting police officers."
  9. ^ "City of San Antonio Successfully Prosecutes Individual for Disrupting Police Officers during Course of Duty". The City of San Antonio - Official City Website. Retrieved March 11, 2019. "[... V]erbal attacks against us simply for wearing a uniform and performing our duties does not represent the spirit of the law," San Antonio Police Chief William McManus