Ottawa Police Service

Ottawa Police Service
*Service de police d'Ottawa* (French)
Ottawa Police Service; Service de police d'Ottawa (French)
Abbreviation	OPS
Motto	Community Service Communautaire
Agency overview
Formed	1995 (OPS), 1855 (original)
Annual budget	$346.5 million (2022)
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdiction	City of Ottawa
Governing body	Ottawa Police Services Board
Constituting instrument	Police Services Act (RSO 1990 c. P.15);
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario
Sworn members	1,480 (2022)
Unsworn members	620 (2022)
Elected officer responsible	Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General of Ontario;
Agency executive	Eric Stubbs, Chief of Police;
Parent agency	City of Ottawa
Facilities
Stations	5
Website
	www.ottawapolice.ca

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS; French: Service de police d'Ottawa) is the municipal police service of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The OPS serves an area of 2,790 square kilometres and 1,017,449 (2021 census) people, alongside several other police forces which have specialized jurisdiction.

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