FBI agency record
Bakersfield Police Department
Kern County, California
Serves ~385,725 residents · LEMAS survey
The Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) is the agency responsible for law enforcement within the city of Bakersfield, California, United States. It has over 590 officers and professional staff, covering an area of 151.2 square miles (392 km2) serving an urban population of more than 400,000. The current chief of the department, since April 2020, is Greg Terry. The department protects the city, split between two areas and six zones with two stations, the main department headquarters and the west side substation.
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Last checked 2026-07-03
Bakersfield Police Department Zone Lookup
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Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 405
- Part-time sworn
- 0
- Full-time civilian
- 172
- Part-time civilian
- 13
- Total FT employees
- 577
- Population served
- 385,725
- Operating budget
- $119,972,664
Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
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