FBI agency record
Charleston Police Department
Berkeley, Charleston County, South Carolina
Serves ~139,714 residents · LEMAS survey
The Charleston Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency within Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Established in 1855, it is one of South Carolina's largest and oldest municipal agencies. It has 456 sworn officers, 117 civilian employees, and several reserve police officers.
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Crime & staffing trends
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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
- 411
- Part-time sworn
- 0
- Full-time civilian
- 103
- Part-time civilian
- 0
- Total FT employees
- 514
- Population served
- 139,714
- Operating budget
- $53,445,152
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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POP conference activity
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