Kent Police Department
| Kent Police Department | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | KPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1889 |
| Employees | 220 |
| Annual budget | $33,000,000 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Kent in the state of Washington, USA |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Police Officers | 178 |
| Civilians | 42 |
| Agency executive | Ken Thomas, Chief |
| Special Units |
List
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| Stations | 232 4th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032 |
| Facilities | |
| Patrol cars |
Chevrolet Tahoe PPV Ford Police Interceptor Ford Police Intercepter(Utility) Dodge Charger Police |
| Website | |
| http://kentwa.gov/police/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Kent Police Department (KPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of Kent, King County, Washington, United States. The main police station is located in downtown Kent.
Staff
The department staffing consists of approximately 178 sworn officers and 42 civilian personnel, as well as an active volunteer program. KPD is an internationally accredited law enforcement agency. Specialty assignments include: S.W.A.T, Riot Team, K9, Detectives, Special Investigations Unit, Special Operations Unit (bikes and boat), Neighborhood Response Team, Traffic, Negotiator, and Field Training Officer.
The Kent Police Department averages about 90,000 dispatched calls and 17,000 case reports per year.
Crime statistics[1]
|
Type |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murders(per 100,000) | 2
(2.4) |
1
(1.2) |
2
(2.3) |
1
(1.1) |
| Rapes(per 100,000) | 84
(98.9) |
82
(97.2) |
67
(78.1) |
60
(63.9) |
| Robberies(per 100,000) | 171
(201.3) |
180
(213.4) |
157
(183.1) |
210
(223.7) |
| Assaults(per 100,000) | 286
(336.6) |
244
(289.2) |
275
(320.6) |
306
(326.0) |
| Burglaries(per 100,000) | 1,112
(1,308.8) |
828
(981.5) |
1,018
(1,186.9) |
1,223
(1,303.0) |
| Thefts(per 100,000) | 2,702
(3,180.1) |
2,381
(2,822.3) |
2,665
(3,107.2) |
2,977
(3,171.7) |
| Auto thefts(per 100,000) | 835
(982.7) |
611
(724.3) |
781
(910.6) |
789
(840.6) |
| Arson(per 100,000) | 23
(27.1) |
15
(17.8) |
23
(26.8) |
18
(19.2) |
| City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime; U.S. average = 299.9) |
519.0 | 450.2 | 475.6 | 480.2 |
References
- ↑ "Crime in Kent, Washington (WA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map". www.city-data.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09.