Waterloo Regional Police Service

Waterloo Regional Police Service
The WPRS logo
The WPRS logo
Agency overview
Formed1973
Annual budget$140,000,000 (2014)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionWaterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Size1,382 km² or 533.59 sq mi
Population560,000 (2014)
Operational structure
HeadquartersCambridge, Ontario
Sworn members800
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Bryan Larkin, chief of police
Divisions5
Facilities
StationsHeadquarters; 3 stations; 2 sub-stations
Website
Waterloo Regional Police Service

The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, which encompasses the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge, as well as the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich. The WRPS was established in 1973, to replace the individual police departments in the region. The cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Galt; the towns of Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and New Hamburg; the Village of Bridgeport and Waterloo Township had their own respective police department. The townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries were under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Provincial Police. In 1991 the Waterloo Regional Police Force was renamed to their current name.[1]