Denver Police Department

Denver Police Department
Chest patch, No shoulder patches are worn.
Badge of Denver Police Department
Abbreviation	DPD
Agency overview
Employees	1,824 (2020)
Annual budget	$230 million (2021)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Denver, Colorado, United States
Map of Denver Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	154.9 square miles (401 km2)
Population	716,492 (2018) within the city & county of Denver. 2,552,195 in the metro area.
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Police officers	1,380 with an authorized strength of 1600
Civilian employees	307
Agency executives	Ron Thomas, Chief of Police Deputy Chief Joseph Montoya Jr., Deputy Chief of Police Division Chief Aaron Sanchez, Division Chief of Patrol Division Chief Charles Kyle, Division Chief of Investigations Division Chief Magen Dodge, Division Chief of Administration
Parent agency	Denver Department of Public Safety
Facilities
Districts	6
Patrol cars	Ford Crown Victoria, Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Impala, GMC Yukon/Chevrolet Tahoe, Dodge Durango, Awaiting Ford Utility Interceptor and Pursuit Interceptor to replace aging Crown Victoria
Air units	1 - 1998 Bell 407
K-9 Units	Belgian Malinois and Dutch Shepherd
Website
https://denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/police-department.html

The Denver Police Department (DPD) is the full service police department jointly for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, which provides police services to the entire county, including Denver International Airport, and may provide contractual security police service to special districts within the county. The police department is within the Denver Department of Public Safety, which also includes the Denver Sheriff Department and Denver Fire Department. The DPD was established in 1859.^[2]

The current police chief is Ron Thomas.

The Patrol Division is made up of 6 patrol districts. Within each patrol district, there are up to 3 different sectors. Each sector is made up of numerous precincts. Each precinct has one patrol car with 1–2 officers assigned it. Officers assigned to patrol work four 10-hour shifts.

Recruits begin the DPD Academy as a recruit officer. Upon graduation, officers are classified as "police officer 4th class." After the completion of 3 years of service, officers are classified as "police officer 1st class."