| Bellevue Police Department | |
| Abbreviation | BPD |
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| Badge of the Bellevue Police Department. | |
| Motto | Providing a safe environment through community involvement and innovation |
| Agency overview | |
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| Preceding agency | Municipal Police |
| Employees | 271 |
| Annual budget | $38,000,000 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Bellevue in the state of Washington, USA |
| Size | square miles |
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| Police Officers | 176 |
| Civilians | 95 |
| Agency executive | Linda Pillo, Chief |
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| http://www.bellevuepolice.net | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Bellevue Police Department is located in Bellevue, Washington. As of 2006, there were 176 commissioned officers and 95 civilian employs[1]. The department's annual operating budget is about $38 million [2]. It services over 120,000 people[3]. The main Bellevue Police Station is located in Bellevue City Hall, at 450 110th Avenue Northeast. There are also four substations throughout the city. BPD patrol seven districts. The current police chief is Linda Pillo.
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Bellevue became incorporated in 1953 and the police department was created[6].
Bellevue is divided into seven districts. BPD does not patrol part of the Eastgate and Beaux Arts Village neighborhoods; the King County Sheriff's Office has jurisdiction to those unincorporated areas.
The Bellevue Police Department has six School Resource Officers. They also have a substation at the Factoria Mall, the downtown bus-transfer station, the Spiritwood Manor, and at the Crossroads Mall. BPD also offers a Community Academy twice a year [7]. A 2008 survey showed that the public strongly supported and appreciated Bellevue Police[2].
BPD offers a crime map (through Google Maps) on their website: http://www.bellevuewa.gov/crimemap/
| Offenses | 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes | ||
| Homicide | 0 | 2 |
| Rape | 14 | 22 |
| Robbery | 26 | 41 |
| Aggravated Assault | 24 | 33 |
| Violent Crime Total | 64 | 98 |
| Property crimes | ||
| Burglary | 256 | 303 |
| Larceny | 1555 | 1715 |
| MV Theft | 251 | 199 |
| Arson | 11 | 20 |
| Property Crime Total | 2073 | 2237 |
| Total Part 1 Crimes | 2137 | 2335 |
The Bellevue Police Departments require new officers to have two years of college education or prior military experience, a GED, a Washington State Driver's License, and a clean criminal record. They, along with most of the surrounding departments, are hiring[9]. They use http://www.publicsafetytesting.com/ to test people.
| Entry-Level Police Officer Salary | $4,445 to $6,267 |
| Experienced Police Officer Salary | $5,362 to $6,267 |
Bellevue Police have a training center that they share with the Bellevue Fire Department, located at 1838 116th Ave NE. New recruits train at the Criminal Justice Training Center in Burien[11]. Those who pass the academy have in-service training for six months.
Bellevue Police is dispatched by NORCOM. They communicate using a 800 MHz trunked radio system called Eastside Public Safety Communications Agency (EPSCA).
Bellevue Police radio channels: Bel-1, Bel-2, Car-Car, Tac-1, Tac-2, Records, etc...
Both Bellevue School Security and Bellevue College Security are approved to talk on BPDs main radio channel[12], though BC security has their own channel they do most communicating on (not on the trunked system).