Vancouver Police Department

Vancouver Police Department
Heraldic badge of the VPD
Shoulder Flash of the Vancouver Police
Common name	Vancouver Police
Abbreviation	VPD
Agency overview
Formed	May 10, 1886
Employees	1,909
Volunteers	Depending on CPC
Annual budget	$349.6 m[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Size	114.97 square kilometres (44.39 sq mi)
Population	662,248
Governing body	Vancouver Police Board
Constituting instrument	BC Police Act
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	2120 Cambie Street/3585 Graveley Street
Police Constables	1,448 sworn officers (2023)
Civilian Employees	461 Civilian Employees
Elected officers responsible	The Honourable Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia His Worship Ken Sim, Mayor & Chair of the Vancouver Police Board
Agency executive	Adam Palmer, Chief Constable
Facilities
Commands	41 Divisions 13 Transit Districts 11 Housing Police Service Areas
Police Cruisers	449
Police boats	2
Horses	17
Dogs	18 German Shepherds/K-9 Units
Website
vancouver.ca/police

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) (French: Service de police de Vancouver) is the police force in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Area and is the second largest police force in the province after RCMP "E" Division.

VPD was the first Canadian municipal police force to hire a female officer and the first to start a marine squad.^[2]

VPD, along with eleven other BC municipal police forces, seconds officers to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia.

VPD now occupies the former Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) building at 3585 Graveley Street, which houses administrative and specialized investigation units.^[3][4]