Abbotsford Police Department

Abbotsford Police Department
Abbreviation	APD
APD Heraldic Badge
Shoulder Patch of the APD
Agency overview
Formed	January 1, 1995
Employees	304+
Annual budget	30 million+ CDN
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of Abbotsford in the province of British Columbia, Canada
Governing body	Abbotsford Police Board
Constituting instrument	BC Police Act
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	2838 Justice Way
Police Constables	216
Civilians	100+
Elected officers responsible	The Honourable Suzanne Anton, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Henry Braun, Mayor & Chair of the Abbotsford Police Board
Agency executive	Bob Rich, Chief Constable
Website
http://abbypd.ca/
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

Abbotsford Police Department is the police force for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The force was established in 1955 as the Matsqui Police Department and was renamed the Abbotsford Police Department when Matsqui and Abbotsford amalgamated in 1995 to become the City of Abbotsford. The mission of the Abbotsford Police Department is to make Abbotsford the safest city in British Columbia.

The force is divided into six branches: Patrol, Criminal Investigation, Finance and Budget, Human Resources, Operations Support, and Support Services. The Chief Constable is Bob Rich, former Deputy Chief of the Vancouver Police Department 216 sworn officers, 84 civilians and over 100 volunteers work for the organization.

References

Authorized strength is 216 officers according to the Police Board and 2011 Abbotsford Police Department Compstat reports.

External links

• Abbotsford Police
• Abbotsford Police Foundation