Surrey Police Service | |
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Common name | Surrey Police |
Abbreviation | SPS |
Motto | Safer. Stronger. Together. |
Agency overview | |
Formed | August 6, 2020[1][2] |
Employees | 417[3] |
Annual budget | $184.1m[4] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
Size | 316.41 square kilometres (122.17 sq mi) |
Population | 517,887 |
Governing body | Surrey Police Board |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 14355 57 Avenue |
Sworn Officers | 357[3] |
Civilians | 60[3] |
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The Surrey Police Service (SPS) is a municipal police force in the city of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Regional District,[5] and as of December 2022, the second largest municipal police service in British Columbia. Prior to the SPS's establishment, Surrey was Canada's largest city without a municipal police service.[6] The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada's federal police force, currently has policing jurisdiction in Surrey, and SPS has had difficulty with the transition from the RCMP due to opposition from Surrey mayor Brenda Locke and the municipal government. [6] In April of 2024 the provincial government of British Columbia set a deadline for the transfer of jurisdiction. The Surrey Police Service will transition into the role of municipal policing in Surrey on November 29, 2024. [7]