FBI agency record
San Diego Police Department
San Diego County, California
Serves ~1,409,432 residents · UCR reported
The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of San Diego, California. Established on May 16, 1889. It is the second-largest municipal police department in California, after the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Crime & staffing trends
Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.
NIBRS incident detail
Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Top 6 of 18 categories shown.
Top 6 of 29 categories shown.
Top 6 of 24 categories shown.
Top 6 of 31 categories shown.
Open data
Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 1,849
- Part-time sworn
- 14
- Full-time civilian
- 665
- Part-time civilian
- 165
- Total FT employees
- 2,514
- Population served
- 1,422,420
- Operating budget
- $568,243,558
Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
- Sworn officers (2025)
- 1,757
- Civilians (2025)
- 534
Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.
Open data
POP conference activity
Asian Gang Project
2011 · Submission
Tinas Night Club
2011 · Submission
Administrative Citations
2009 · Submission
Psychiatric Emergency Response and Homeless Outreach Teams
2005 · Submission
School Crisis Response Plan
2003 · Submission
Domestic Violence Family Justice Center
2003 · Submission
DRAGNET Unit
2003 · Submission
Nightclub Afterhours Nuisance Project
2003 · Submission
Transient Project Interstate 805 Corridor
2003 · Submission
MidCity Neighborhood Prosecution Team
2003 · Submission
SDSU College Area Party Project
2003 · Submission
1500 50th Street Project
2003 · Submission
Serial Inebriate Program
2002 · Submission
North Park Graffiti Task Force
2002 · Submission
Imperial Avenue Red Curb Project
2002 · Submission
Transient Problems at the Clairemont Square Mall
2001 · Submission
Serial Inebriate Program
2001 · Submission
Proactive Juvenile Services Team
2001 · Submission
Port Royale Cove Project
2001 · Submission
Operation Lone Wolf
2001 · Submission
Dangerous Liaisons: NonStranger Sexual Assault
2001 · Submission
El Cajon and University Avenue Traffic Accident Reduction
2001 · Submission
MidCity Graffiti Project
2000 · Winner
The Question of Independent Living
2000 · Finalist
Truancy Control Project
1999 · Finalist
Construction Site Burglaries
1999 · Submission
Varrio Penasquitos Locos Project
1999 · Submission
International Police Program
1999 · Submission
Warrant Assessment Program
1999 · Submission
Homeless Outreach Team
1999 · Submission
Volunteer Police Interpreters Program
1998 · Submission
San Diego Traffic Offender Program
1998 · Submission
1400 J Street: A Communitys Commitment
1998 · Submission
Operation Business Education Against Robbery
1998 · Submission
Mission Valley River Preserve
1998 · Finalist
San Ysidro Boulevard
1998 · Finalist
Coordinated Agency Network
1998 · Submission
Operation Hot Pipe, Smokey Haze, and ReHab
1998 · Finalist
Sandy S. and Bay Park
1998 · Submission
Coste Verde Area Project
1997 · Submission
Machos Night Club Project
1997 · Submission
Start Smart
1997 · Submission
AntiDrag Racing Project
1996 · Submission
Service area 630: University Heights
1996 · Submission
The 501 Blues, The La Fripe International Project
1996 · Submission
Pallet Project
1996 · Submission
Los Penasquitos Preserve
1996 · Submission
Varda Car
1995 · Submission
U.S. Postal Truck Burglaries
1995 · Submission
Sexual Assault Prevention Through Community Awareness and Participation
1995 · Submission
Sex Offender Registration Program
1995 · Submission
San Diego State University and College Area Community Project
1995 · Submission
Pedestrian Safety Awareness
1995 · Submission
Day of Opportunity
1995 · Submission
Citizens Patrol
1995 · Submission
Gang Violence Reduction and Job Fair
1995 · Submission
Otay River Valley
1995 · Finalist
The Blue Roofs
1994 · Submission
Marian Bear Park
1994 · Finalist
Glitter Track Project
1994 · Finalist
5081 La Paz Street Project
1993 · Submission
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