Albuquerque Police Department
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is the largest police force in the state, with approximately 1,000 sworn officers in 2022.
| Albuquerque Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | APD |
| Motto | "In step with our community" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1880 |
| Annual budget | $210 million (2020) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
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| Size | 181.3 sq mi (469.5 km2) |
| Population | 560,234 (2018) |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Police officers | 1160 (2021) |
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| Bureaus | 5
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| Facilities | |
| Area commands | 6
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| Helicopters | 2 – Air 1 Air 2 Eurocopter EC120 |
| Plane / fixed wings | 1 – Air 5 (Cessna 182) |
| Website | |
| www | |
In addition to serving as the primary police force of Albuquerque, APD officers are sworn in as special deputy sheriffs by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, which grants jurisdiction over Bernalillo County.
APD has a history of police brutality and misconduct, and between 2010 and 2016 reportedly had the highest rate of police-involved fatal shootings in the United States. Since 2014, an ongoing consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice has resulted in significant but incomplete progress in training and the reduction excessive use of force.