FBI agency record
Richmond Police Department
Richmond City County, Virginia
Serves ~235,995 residents · UCR reported
The Richmond Police Department (RPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the 230,436 people within the 62.5 square miles (162 km2) jurisdiction of Richmond, Virginia. The department employs about 750 sworn officers and about 170 civilians.
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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.
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Police BeatsPortal
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Last checked 2026-07-03
Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 700
- Population served
- 232,226
Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
- Sworn officers (2025)
- 608
- Civilians (2025)
- 132
Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.
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POP conference activity
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