FBI agency record
Columbus Police Department
Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin County, Ohio
Serves ~903,852 residents · LEMAS survey
The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Columbus, Ohio. It is the largest police department in the State of Ohio, and among the twenty-five largest in the United States. Uniformed Patrol officers staff twenty precincts throughout the city on three 8 hour shifts. Detective's provide investigative support for major crimes such as Murder, Sexual Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Firearm Violations, Missing Persons, Narcotics and Crimes against Minors. Additional units provide specific resources to the division.
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NIBRS incident detail
Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
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Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 1,866
- Part-time sworn
- 0
- Full-time civilian
- 348
- Part-time civilian
- 35
- Total FT employees
- 2,214
- Population served
- 903,852
- Operating budget
- $347,603,834
Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
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