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San Francisco Police Department

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the City and County of San Francisco, as well as San Francisco International Airport in San Mateo County. In 2000, the SFPD was the 11th largest police department in the United States.

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Headquarters
1245 3rd Street San Francisco, California 94158
Abbreviation
SFPD
Agency executive
Derrick Lew, Chief of Police
Airbases
1
Annual budget
$696 million (2020)
Boats
5

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San Francisco Police Department

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San Francisco Police Department

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related to Organization · 18
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related to Early years · 10
San Francisco Police Department → At, August, California, Californias, Captain Malachi Fallon, Chief Fallon, In, Organized Oct, The, The SFPD
Bureaus · 6
San Francisco Police Department → Administration, Airport, Chief of Staff, Field Operations, Professional Standards and Principled Policing, Special Operations
Patrol Divisions · 2
San Francisco Police Department → Golden Gate, Metro
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San Francisco Police Department → Since, The
Abbreviation · 1
San Francisco Police Department → SFPD
Agency executive · 1
San Francisco Police Department → Derrick Lew, Chief of Police
Airbases · 1
San Francisco Police Department → 1
Annual budget · 1
San Francisco Police Department → $696 million (2020)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
San Francisco Police DepartmentAbbreviationSFPD1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentAgency executiveDerrick Lew, Chief of Police1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentAirbases11.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentAnnual budget$696 million (2020)1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentBoats51.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentBureausAdministration1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentBureausAirport1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentBureausChief of Staff1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentBureausField Operations1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentBureausProfessional Standards and Principled Policing1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentBureausSpecial Operations1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentCommissioners responsible5 other commissioners1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentDogs25+1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentEmployees2,913 (2020)1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentFormedAugust 13, 1849; 177 years ago (1849-08-13)1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentGoverning bodySan Francisco Police Commission1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentHeadquarters1245 3rd Street San Francisco, California 941581.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentLegal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentMottoOro en paz, fierro en guerra Gold in peace, iron in war1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentOfficers1,717 of 2,074 (2024)1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentOperations jurisdictionSan Francisco, California, U.S.1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentOverseen by BoardSan Francisco Police Commission1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentPatrol cars3381.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentPatrol DivisionsGolden Gate1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentPatrol DivisionsMetro1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentPlanesnone1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentPopulation883,305 (2018)1.00infobox
San Francisco Police DepartmentStations101.00infobox

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