| Hamilton Police Service | |
| Official coat of arms granted by Canadian Heraldic Authority | |
| Logo of Hamilton Police Service | |
| Motto | Excellence in Policing |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1833 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Legal jurisdiction | Municipal |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Sworn members | 793 |
| Unsworn members | 279 |
| Agency executive | Glenn De Caire, Chief of Police |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 4 |
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| Official website | |
The Hamilton Police Service, formerly The Hamilton Wentworth Regional Police, is the local police service for the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This agency is the primary service charged with the duty of enforcing the Criminal Code of Canada in the City of Hamilton. The organization became a paid service upon incorporation of the City in 1846. In 2010, the service protected over 500,000 residents with 793 sworn police officers, 279 civilians and a budget of $124,566,350. The current Chief of Police is Glenn De Caire. On November 20, 2009, the Hamilton Police Services Board announced their selection of Glenn De Caire (Staff Superintendent, Toronto Police Service) as Chief-Designate. On December 9, 2009, Chief De Caire was sworn in as the 34th Chief of Police.
Hamilton's current Deputy-Chiefs are Kenneth Leendertse and Eric Girt.
The first Hamilton area Police was established on February 13, 1833 by a statute of Upper Canada.[1]
Radio dispatch is supported by the city's Motorola type II analog architecture.
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The ACTION Team is made possible through funding obtained from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services under the Provincial Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (PAVIS). PAVIS aims to reduce illegal gang, drug and weapons activities in communities by focusing on intervention, prevention, enforcement and community mobilization.
The ACTION Teams consist of teams of officers who are deployed on foot and bicycle patrol. The officers are deployed based on an ongoing analysis of locations, crime trends, and offenders which will ensure that the ACTION Teams are in the right areas at the right times.
Hot spot analysis was used to assist in deployment strategies. Hotspot analysis is a statistical technique used to identify incidents that are concentrated within geographical areas over time. Identifying crime hotspots and analyzing both neighbourhood and crime characteristics within these areas are critical pieces of information for fighting crimes.
HPS patrols from 4 stations:
Overall there are 3 divisions and each division has 4 patrol sectors each:
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