Inside SJPD - Department Information
The San Jose Police Department is administered by a command staff including the Chief, Assistant Chief and four Deputy Chiefs, presiding over an Operations Command divided into four Bureaus. (View the Organization Chart)
SJPD employs more than 1000 sworn officers in 4 Bureaus comprised of 11 divisions with more than 50 specialized Units and assignments.
The following Assignments Effective January 18th 2013:
Acting Chief Of Police
Larry Esquivel
Acting Assistant Chief Of Police
Edgardo Garcia
Over 50 Specialized Units & Assignments (Click to expand and view the list)
Over 50 Specialized Units & Assignments
- 290 (Sex Offenders) Registration Team
- Air Support (Helicopter/Fixed Wing)
- Airport Police
- Assaults Unit
- Auto Theft Detail (vehicle crimes)
- Backgrounds Unit
- Bomb Squad
- Bureau Of Field Ops - Administration Unit
- Burglary Unit
- Canine Unit
- Child Exploits (ICAC) Internet Crimes Against Children
- City Attorney Investigator Detail
- Court Liaison Unit
- Covert Response Unit (CRU)
- Crime Analysis
- Crime Prevention
- Crime Scene Unit
- Crisis Management Unit
- DEA (Drug Task Force)
- Downtown Services Unit (DSU)
- Family Violence Unit /Elder Abuse/ Threat Management
- Field Training Program
- Financial Crimes Unit (Fraud)
- Gaming Unit
- Gang Investigations Unit
- Human Trafficking Unit
- Homicide Unit
- Information Desk
- Intelligence Unit
- Internal Affairs
- Juvenile Unit
- MERGE Unit (SWAT team)
- Mayor's Security Detail
- Metro Unit
- Missing Persons Unit
- Mounted Unit
- Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC)
- Patrol (14 divisions)
- Permits Unit
- Police Academy
- Police Activities League (PAL)
- Police Personnel
- Press Information Officer (PIO)
- Range
- RATTF (Bay Area Auto Theft Task Force)
- Recruiting Unit
- Research & Development
- Reserve Police Unit
- Robbery Unit
- School Liaison Unit
- Secondary Employment Unit
- Sexual Assaults Unit
- Systems Development
- Tactical Negotiator
- Traffic Enforcement Unit (Motors)
- Traffic Investigations (vehicle crimes)
- Training Unit
- Vice Squad
- Video Unit