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Municipal Police Departments in Los Angeles County

Officer counts as of October 1, 2004

For cities not listed below, see Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

For cities not listed above, see Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Almost all Los Angeles County municipalities not listed above contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for police services. The only exception is the City of Santa Fe Springs which, in 1995, became the first municipality in Los Angeles County to contract with an adjoining city for police services (Whittier).

After a long, bitter relationship between Compton City Council and the Compton Police Department, the council voted in July 2000 to disband the department and contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for police services. The council cited financial savings. Members of the department attributed the move to a vendetta against the department.

In 1995, the City of Hawaiian Gardens discontinued its contract with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and formed Los Angeles County’s newest police department with 20 officers. A few years later, however, faced with a budget crisis, the City Council voted over the objections of residents to disband the department and reestablish a contract with the Sheriff.

Many police departments in Los Angeles County use reserve officers--officers that perform part-time law enforcement duties. Contact a police department of your choice to see whether you might become involved. For the LAPD, call (213) 847-4766. For the L.A. County Sheriff, visit the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Reserve Program.

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