Department Overview
The Yakima Police Department is the general authority law
enforcement agency for the City of Yakima, Washington and
is organized as a department of municipal government with
the Chief of Police serving as Department Director. The City
has a Council/Manager form of government and the Chief of
Police serves at the pleasure of the City Manager, who is
appointed by the elected City Council.
The City has a population of 83,000 and a service area
of approximately 20 sq. miles. It is bordered on the south
by the City of Union Gap, to the north by Selah, and to the
east by the town of Moxee. The City of Yakima is the commercial
and governmental hub of Yakima County, which is primarily
rural, and agricultural.
Divisions
The Department is comprised of four Divisions commanded
by the Chief of Police: the Uniformed Patrol, Criminal Investigations
Division, and Special Operations Division, each managed by
a Police Captain, and the Services Division managed by a
Police Lieutenant. The department's total compliment of permanent
personnel is 171, including 123 sworn police officers. In
addition, the department operates a Police Reserve component
comprised of unpaid volunteers who, following state certification
and training, perform the same duties as regular sworn officers.
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