Kansas City Police Department (Missouri)

Kansas City Police Department (Missouri)
Patch of the Kansas City Police Department
Common name Kansas City Police Department
Abbreviation KCPD
Motto To Serve and Protect
Agency overview
Formed 1874
Preceding agency
  • Kansas City Police Department
Employees 1,875 (2016-2017)
Annual budget $232,525,260 (USD) (16-17)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri, US
Map of Kansas City Police Department (Missouri)'s jurisdiction.
Legal jurisdiction City of Kansas City, Missouri
Governing body Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters 1125 Locust Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Police Officers 1,356 (2016)
Corrections and Civilians 519 (2016)
Police Commissioners responsible
Agency executives
Divisions
Facilities
Detention Centers 1
Website
kcpd.org

The Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving Kansas City, Missouri. The current chief is Colonel Richard Smith.[1] Col. Smith, who served as head of the KCPD's Central Patrol Division,[2] became the city's 45th police chief on August 15, 2017.[3]

Overview

The Mission of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department is to protect and serve with professionalism, honor and integrity.[4]

Kansas City Police Department is the largest city police agency in Missouri, based on number of employees, city population, and geographic area served.

Board of Commissioners

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners is responsible for the operation of the KCPD. The Board sets policy, makes promotions, holds both closed and open meetings and coordinates with the Chief of Police in providing police services to the citizens. Four of the five members of the board are selected by the governor of the state of Missouri, following approval of the Missouri legislature, with the mayor serving as the fifth member. Commissioners serve four year terms, however they serve at the pleasure of the governor and can be replaced.

Currently, those Commissioners[5] are:

Current membership

MemberTerm beganTerm ends
Mayor Sly James May 2, 2011 End of mayoral term
Nathan Garrett June 6, 2017 March 7, 2021
William Don Wagner November 2, 2017 March 7, 2021
Mark C. Tolbert June 6, 2017 March 7, 2018
Leland Shurin Jul 13, 2015 Jan 6, 2018

Commissioned/sworn positions

The KCPD uses the following ranks, as dictated by state statute.[6]

Title Insignia
Chief of Police
Major
Captain
Sergeant
Police Officer
Probationary Police Officer

Sidearms

The main sidearm used by the KCMO PD is the Glock 22 or Glock 23 both in .40 S&W. Officers also had the choice of choosing the Smith & Wesson Sigma but that is no longer chosen by officers as was the S&W 4026 (Smith & Wesson Model 4006) .40 S&W which had the KCMO PD Badge and KCPD engraved on the slide.[7]

Media

The Tactical Response Teams of KCPD was featured in A&E's reality series Kansas City SWAT.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "KCMO.gov". Kcmo.org. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  2. ↑ http://fox4kc.com/2017/07/28/live-news-conference-on-hiring-of-new-kc-police-chief/
  3. ↑ http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article167270547.html
  4. ↑ "KCPD Mission Statement". KCMO.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  5. ↑ "Boards and Commissions". Boards.mo.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  6. ↑ "Chapter 84, Section 84.150: Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City". Missouri Revised Statutes. Missouri General Assembly. August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ https://i.redd.it/l9x1he7w64wy.jpg
  8. ↑ "Kansas City SWAT TV Show".
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