| Tulsa Police Department | |
| Abbreviation | TPD |
| Patch of the Tulsa Police Department. | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1907 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Tulsa in the state of Oklahoma, USA |
| Map of Tulsa Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 186.8 square miles (484 km2) |
| Population | 385,635 (2007) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Police Officers | 808 [1] |
| Civilians | 105 |
| Agency executive | Chuck Jordan, Interim Chief of Police |
| Facilities | |
| Helicopters | 2 |
| Website | |
| TPD Website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies[2] It is the second largest municipal law enforcement agency in the state.
The TPD was officially organized in 1907 after the City of Tulsa was incorporated. However, informally, TPD existed as early as 1905. As of February 2008 there were 808 commissioned officers and 105 civilians serving in the department.
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The TPD is organized into a hierarchical structure similar to that of the military. The Chief of Police supervises three Deputy Chief's who are each in charge of a bureau. A bureau consist of three to four divisions. Each division is supervised by a major. The Chief of Police reports to the Mayor of Tulsa.
Tulsa Police Department
Uniform Support units include: