| North Las Vegas Police Department | |
| Common name | North Las Vegas Police Department |
| Abbreviation | NLVPD |
| NLVPD Shoulder Patch | |
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| Motto | Committed to Excellence |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1946 |
| Employees | 704 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of North Las Vegas in the state of Nevada, United States |
| Size | 82.48 mi (132.74 km) |
| Population | 235,479 |
| Legal jurisdiction | City North Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Governing body | North Las Vegas City Council |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | North Las Vegas Police Main Station |
| Police Officer / Detention Officers | 293 / 123 (2011) |
| Agency executive | Joseph Chronister |
| Facilities | |
| Area Commands | 2 |
| Detention Centers | 1 |
| Dogs | 5 |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The North Las Vegas Police Department (NLVPD) is the police department of the City of North Las Vegas in Clark County in southern Nevada.
Although North Las Vegas and Las Vegas are part of the same metropolitan area, share city limit boundaries, and are within Clark County, NLVPD is not part of the larger Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
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NLVPD was established in 1946 to serve the growing community of North Las Vegas, which at that time consisted of four square miles and had a population of around 3,000.[1] Since then, NLVPD has grown dramatically to keep pace with the growth of North Las Vegas and the rest of Clark County.[2].
As of 2008, NLVPD provided law enforcement services to an area of 82.48 square miles (213.6 km2) and a population of approximately 235,479 citizens. As of October 2008 NLVPD had 458 commissioned personnel (Police and detention Officers) and 381 civilian support personnel [3]. The agency continues to grow rapidly, adding 150 officers during the period 2006-2009 [4].
In 2004 NLVPD created a website to promote recruiting, JoinNLVPD.com. [1]
The Department is led by a chief of police, who reports to the city manager.
Under the chief are three subordinate deputies who run day-to day department operations in the three departments: Operations, Investigative / Detention Services, and Administrative Services.
Operations and Investigative / Detention commands are headed by Deputy Chiefs (who are sworn officers), while Administrative Command is headed by a Deputy Director, who is a civilian.
The Special Assignments Unit (SAU) includes the Public Communications Office (public information officer, recruiting), and Field Training and Evaluation Program (FTEP). The SAU is supervised by a sworn police supervisor who reports to the Chief of Police.
The Department has been portrayed in reality television programs such as Fugitive Strike Force and COPS. It was also the inspiration for the short-lived television series Nasty Boys.