Boston Police Department

Boston Police Department
Flag of the City of Boston
Abbreviation	BPD
Agency overview
Formed	May 26, 1854 (1854-05-26)
Employees	2,713
Annual budget	$414 million (2020)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Massachusetts, U.S.
Map of Boston Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	89.6 sq. miles
Population	617,594 (2010 census)
Legal jurisdiction	Boston, Massachusetts
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts
Sworn Uniformed Police Personnels	2,144
Civilian Employees	569
Mayor of Boston responsible	Michelle Wu
Agency executive	Gregory Long, Superintendent-In-Chief (acting commissioner)
Facilities
K-9s	33
Website
bpdnews.com

The Boston Police Department is the main law enforcement agency in Boston, Massachusetts. There are currently 2,144 sworn uniform police personnel and 569 civilian members. They also have 33 K-9s.

Other websites

• Official website
• "The Woke Project".
• "Boston Police and Boston Municipal Police to Merge". 23 March 2006.
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• "Library Archives - Boston Police Reports". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-01. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)