Toronto Police Service
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The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is a municipal police force in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the primary agency responsible for providing law enforcement and policing services in Toronto. Established in 1834, it was the first local police service created in North America and is one of the oldest police services in the English-speaking world.
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Toronto Police Service | |
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Motto | To Serve and Protect |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1834; 190 years ago (1834) |
Employees | 7,500 (5,500 police officers)[1] |
Annual budget | $1.16 billion CAD (2023)[2] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Ontario |
Governing body | Toronto Police Services Board |
Constituting instrument | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 40 College Street Toronto, Ontario M5G 2J3 |
Sworn members | 4,870 |
Unsworn members | 2,230 |
Elected officer responsible | |
Agency executive | |
Parent agency | City of Toronto |
Units | List
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Divisions | List
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Facilities | |
Commands | 16 Divisions 12 Transit Districts 10 Housing Police Service Areas |
Police cars | 1,687 (2015) |
Police boats | 23 (2015) |
Dogs | 35 German Shepherds 7 Labradors |
Horses | 26[3] |
Website | |
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It is the largest municipal police service in Canada, and the fourth largest police force in Canada after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Sûreté du Québec (SQ). With a 2023 budget of $1.16 billion, the Toronto Police Service ranks as the second largest expense of the City of Toronto's annual operating budget, after the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).