FBI agency record
Houston Police Department
Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery County, Texas
Serves ~2,413,559 residents · UCR reported
The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary municipal law enforcement agency serving the city of Houston, Texas, United States, and some surrounding areas. Established in 1841, HPD is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in Texas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel as of 2025 it is the fifth-largest municipal police department, serving the fourth-largest city in the United States. Its headquarters are at 1200 Travis in Downtown Houston.
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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 44 categories shown.
Top 6 of 26 categories shown.
Top 6 of 37 categories shown.
Open data
Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 5,250
- Part-time sworn
- 0
- Full-time civilian
- 1,001
- Part-time civilian
- 0
- Total FT employees
- 6,251
- Population served
- 2,316,120
- Operating budget
- $965,146,748
Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
- Sworn officers (2025)
- 5,320
- Civilians (2025)
- 883
Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.
Open data
POP conference activity
A ProblemOriented Policing Approach to Illegal Massage Businesses and Sex Trafficking
2017 · Finalist
Homeless Outreach Team: Another Way to Fight Crime
2017 · Submission
Response to Synthetic Cannabinoid Distribution
2017 · Submission
Building Bridges in Houstons East End
2017 · Submission
Collaborations and Innovative Approaches for Reducing Street Homelessness
2016 · Submission
Teen and Police Service
2013 · Submission
Making Convenience Stores Safe in Houston
2013 · Finalist
Back from the Brink:Reclaiming the Antoine Corridor and the Development of Problem Oriented Policing within the Houston Police Department
2012 · Submission
Chronic Consumer Stabilization Initiative
2010 · Finalist
Keep Houston Safe
2008 · Submission
Southwest Division Burglary Apprehension Team
2008 · Submission
Sherwood Forest Apartments Burglary Project
2006 · Submission
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