- OUR MISSION -

"The mission of the Los Angeles School Police Department is to assist students, teachers, administrators and other staff in providing a safe and tranquil environment in which the educational process can take place."

The Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) was established in August of 1948 to create a safe and tranquil environment for the students, teachers and staff of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The men and women of the LASPD have accepted this duty with an unyielding commitment that has not wavered for over 5 decades. This dedication to public safety is the standard for the 5th largest law enforcement agency in Los Angeles County and the largest school district police department in the nation.

24 hours a day, the Los Angeles School Police Department is responsible for providing police services to:

• A jurisdiction covering 710 square miles
• Approximately 877,000 students
• Approximately 78,000 teachers, administrators and additional school staff
• Approximately 1,100 schools, centers, and administrative offices

The LASPD deploys 327 sworn personnel in a variety of ranks;

• Chief of Police
• Deputy Chief (3)
• Lieutenant (9)
• Sergeant (33)
• Detective (20)
• Senior Police Officer
• Police Officer (261)

The LASPD establishes a diverse deployment of its resources, maximizing the department's ability to provide the most effective and modern police services possible. Amongst these resources is a variety of assignments that officers, upon successful completion of the police academy and probation, are eligible to apply for (some assignments require a minimum 2 to 5 years of field duty):

• Campus Police Officer
• Patrol Officer
• Field Training Officer
• Criminal Investigation Section
• Canine
• Special Investigation Section
• Background Investigation
• Special Problems Unit
• Training Unit
• Traffic Enforcement Unit
• Technology Unit
• Police Activities League (P.A.L.) / Police Explorers
• Special Response Team (S.R.T.)

In addition, the LASPD employs 154 School Safety Officers and 49 full time non-sworn personnel in a variety of positions, including, but not limited to:

• Police Dispatcher
• Specialist Reserve Officer
• Adminstrative Clerk