San Diego Police Department
| San Diego Police Department | |
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Introduced in 1988, these patches were originally brown to match the tan uniforms of the time, before being changed to blue in 1998. | |
SDPD officer badge, issued since 1974 based on a 1930 design. | |
| Abbreviation | SDPD |
| Motto | America's Finest |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | May 16, 1889 |
| Employees | 2,332 (2020) |
| Annual budget | $660 million (2024) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | San Diego, California, United States |
| Size | 372.4 square miles (965 km2) |
| Population | 1,425,999 (2018) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 1401 Broadway San Diego, California 92101 |
| Police officers | 1,873 (2025) |
| Unsworn members | 601 (2020) |
| Mayor of San Diego responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Divisions | List
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 11 |
| Website | |
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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.