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El Cajon Police Department

City agencyCA0370500NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020

San Diego County, California

Serves ~102,401 residents · LEMAS survey

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The El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of El Cajon, California. It was founded in 1912. The current police chief is Jeremiah Larson, who took over for the retiring Chief Michael Moulton in 2024. It is a member of the San Diego County–Imperial County Regional Communications System. The department's Forensic Science Laboratory is accredited by The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).

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Crime & staffing trends

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NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 2,913 victims, 4,976 offenders
Victim sex
Male1,635 (56%)
Female1,250 (43%)
Unknown28 (1%)
Victim race
White2,202 (85%)
Black or African American268 (10%)
Asian100 (4%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander10 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native6 (0%)
Incident location
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage845 (18%)
Residence/Home829 (17%)
Specialty Store704 (15%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk617 (13%)
Department/Discount Store530 (11%)
Other/Unknown398 (8%)

Top 6 of 25 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown464 (96%)
Stranger5 (1%)
Child of Boyfriend or Girlfriend3 (1%)
Acquaintance3 (1%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)3 (1%)
Child1 (0%)

Top 6 of 8 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property198 (28%)
Impersonation149 (21%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations59 (8%)
Drug Equipment Violations53 (8%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering45 (6%)
Motor Vehicle Theft41 (6%)

Top 6 of 19 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
124
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
70
Part-time civilian
2
Total FT employees
194
Population served
102,401
Operating budget
$38,364,561
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201311269$26,000,000
200713374$29,086,100
200314270$20,160,955
200014277$15,934,790
199914166
199713365
199312473

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

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POP conference activity

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