Hialeah Police Department

Hialeah Police Department
Abbreviation HPD
Agency overview
Formed 1925
Annual budget 38.8 Million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Map of Hialeah Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size 23 square miles (60 km2)
Population 217,141 (2006)
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters 5555 E. 8 Avenue, Hialeah, FL

Police Officers 300
Civilians 150
Agency executive
Sectors 5
Website
Hialeah Police Department

The Hialeah Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Hialeah, Florida. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual city limits of Hialeah, but have mutual aid agreements with neighboring police departments, most importantly the county-wide Miami-Dade Police Department.

As of 2010, the Hialeah Police Department is the 89th largest Police Department in the United States[1]

The current Chief of Police is Chief Sergio Velazquez.

Demographics

Breakdown of the makeup of the rank and file of the Hialeah Police Department[2]

  • Male: 89%
  • Female: 11%
  • Hispanic: 63%
  • African-American/Black: 7%
  • White: 29%

Ranks and insignia

Hialeah Police Department sworn personnel with the rank of Officer wear a silver badge on their uniform. Detectives wear gold badges. Officers assigned as Detectives wear gold badges while performing Detective duties, however they must wear their silver Officer badge whenever in full uniform. The ranks of Sergeant through Chief of Police wear gold badges. Rank insignia for Sergeant is worn on the upper sleeves below the shoulder patch while rank insignia for Lieutenant through Chief is worn on the collars of the shirt.

Title Insignia
Chief of Police
Deputy Chief
Major
Commander
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Police Officer

Officers killed in the line of duty

Since the establishment of the Hialeah Police Department, three officers have died in the line of duty.[3]

Officer Date of Death Details
Officer Hugo Becker
Saturday, June 25, 1966
 Automobile Accident
Officer Emilio Miyares
Thursday, November 6, 1986
 Gunfire
Sergeant Pedro Cainas
Thursday, November 19, 1992
 Gunfire


References

  1. ↑ Law Enforcement Officers Per Capita for Cities, Local Departments
  2. ↑ Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2000: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers
  3. ↑ "The Officer Down Memorial Page".
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