Abbotsford Police Department

Abbotsford Police Department
APD Heraldic Badge
Shoulder Patch of the APD
Abbreviation	APD
Agency overview
Formed	January 1, 1995
Employees	304+
Annual budget	30 million+ CDN[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Abbotsford, British Columbia
Governing body
Constituting instrument	BC Police Act
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	2838 Justice Way
Police constables	216
Civilians	100+
Elected officers responsible	The Honourable Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia His Worship Henry Braun, Mayor & chair of the Abbotsford Police Board
Agency executive	Mike Serr, Chief constable
Website
abbypd.ca

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The Abbotsford Police Department is the police force for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The force was established in 1955 as the Matsqui Police Department and was renamed the Abbotsford Police Department when Matsqui and Abbotsford amalgamated in 1995 to become the City of Abbotsford. The vision of the Abbotsford Police Department is to have the "Strength in Community". The mission of the Abbotsford Police Department is "make Abbotsford the safest city in BC".

The force is divided into six branches: patrol, criminal investigation, finance and budget, human resources, operations support, and support services. The chief constable is Mike Serr. The organization has 216 sworn officers, 84 civilians and over 100 volunteers, according to the police board and 2011 Abbotsford Police Department Compstat reports.

Members killed in the line of duty[]

Since its founding in 1955, the APD has had one officer killed in the line of duty.

References[]

External links[]

• Abbotsford Police
• Abbotsford Police Foundation

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