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| Orlando Police Department | |
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 Patch of the Orlando P.D. | |
 Seal of the Orlando P.D. | |
| Abbreviation | OPD |
| Motto | "Courage, Pride, Commitment" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1875 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Legal jurisdiction | City of Orlando |
| Operational structure | |
| Sworn members | 800+ |
| Unsworn members | 150+ |
| Agency executive |
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| Facilities | |
| Lockups | Orange County Corrections[1] |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Orlando Police Department (OPD) is the municipal law enforcement responsible within the city limits of Orlando, Florida, United States. The OPD employs over 800 sworn officers and over 150 civilian employees serving the citizens of Orlando through crime prevention, criminal investigations, and apprehension, neighbourhood policing, involvement through the schools with young people and overall delivery of police services.
The current Chief of Police is Eric Smith.[2] In May of 2022, Mayor of Orlando Buddy Dyer announced that deputy chief Eric Smith would become chief in November of 2022.[3]
- ^ "Facilities - OCFL". netapps.ocfl.net. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "Orlando Rolon Appointed Next OPD Chief". City of Orlando Police Department. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "Eric Smith, 27-year department veteran, to be next Orlando Police chief". www.mynews13.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-23.