Los Angeles Police Department

Los Angeles Police Department

The LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) is considered to be one of the largest law enforcement bodies in the world. The department employs more than 10,000 officers while the number of civilian staff working in the office is estimated to be nearly 2,900 (Los Angeles Police Department, 2013). This makes the LAPD the 3rd largest law enforcement agency in America after the NYPD (New York Police Department) and CPD (Chicago Police Department). When judged in terms of performance, the LAPD has performed quite efficiently over the years and this can be attributed to a number ...