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| Boston Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | BPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | May 26, 1854 |
| Employees | 2,713 |
| Annual budget | $414 million (2020)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Map of Boston Police Department's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 89.6 square miles (232 km2) |
| Population | 617,594 (2010 census) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Boston, Massachusetts |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Police Officers |  2,000 of 2,500-3,000 (2024)[2][3] |
| Civilian members | 569 Civilian Members |
| Mayor of Boston responsible | |
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| Facilities | |
| Patrol vehicles | Ford Expedition, Ford F250 |
| Patrol cars | Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Caprice PPV |
| K-9s | 33 |
| Website | |
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The Boston Police Department (BPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1854, the BPD is the oldest municipal police department in the United States.[4][5] It is also the 20th largest law enforcement agency in the country, with 2,713 sworn and unsworn personnel.[6]
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2020 Adopted Budget" (PDF). City of Boston. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ https://www.masslive.com/boston/2024/09/boston-police-ot-is-spiking-a-persistent-challenge-for-an-understaffed-force.html
- ^ https://www.dotnews.com/2024/hiring-crisis-seen-boston-police-ranks-council-hearing-takes-recruit
- ^ Waxman, Olivia B. (May 29, 2017). "The Societal Changes That Created the American Police Officer" (Archived 2020-07-10 at the Wayback Machine). Time. May 18, 2017.
- ^ "The History of Policing in the United States, Part 1". June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ A Brief History of The B.P.D. (Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine). City of Boston, Police Department (accessed 3 December 2009).