Tulsa Police Department

Tulsa Police Department
Abbreviation TPD

Patch of the Tulsa Police Department
Agency overview
Formed 1907
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of Tulsa in the state of Oklahoma, USA
Map of Tulsa Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size 196.8 square miles (510 km2)
Population 399,682 (2014)
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Tulsa, Oklahoma
Police Officers 764 [1]
Civilians 165
Agency executive Chuck Jordan, Chief of Police
Facilities
Helicopters 2
Website
TPD Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies[2] It is the second largest municipal law enforcement agency in the state.

The TPD was officially organized in 1907 after the City of Tulsa was incorporated. However, informally, TPD existed as early as 1905.

Organizational structure

The TPD is organized into a hierarchical structure similar to that of the military. The Chief of Police supervises three Deputy Chief's who are each in charge of a bureau. A bureau consist of three to four divisions. Each division is supervised by a major. The Chief of Police reports to the Mayor of Tulsa.

Tulsa Police Department

Uniform Support units include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ [Per Internal Personnel Report]
  2. ↑ CALEA

External links

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