Toronto Police Service

Toronto Police Service
Toronto Police Service
Motto	To Serve and Protect
Agency overview
Formed	1834
Employees	7,500 (5,500 police officers)
Annual budget	$1.16 billion CAD (2023)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Ontario
Governing body	Toronto Police Services Board
Constituting instrument	Police Services Act (RSO 1990, c. P.15);
Operational structure
Headquarters	40 College Street; Toronto, Ontario; M5G 2J3
Sworn members	4,870
Unsworn members	2,230
Elected officer responsible	Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General of Ontario;
Agency executive	Myron Demkiw, Chief of Police;
Parent agency	City of Toronto
Units	List Business & Intelligence ; Aviation ; Crime Scene ; Emergency Task Force ; Highway Patrol ; Communications ; Primary Report Intake, Management and Entry (PRIME) ; Court Services ; Fleet & Materials Management ; Organized Crime Control Command ; Integrated Gun & Gang Task Force ; Provincial ROPE ; Specialized Criminal Investigations ; Organized Crime Enforcement ; School Safety ; Transit Bureau ; Transportation Bureau ;
Divisions	List 11 Division; 12 Division; 13 Division; 14 Division; 22 Division; 23 Division; 31 Division; 32 Division; 33 Division; 41 Division; 42 Division; 43 Division; 51 Division; 52 Division; 53 Division; 55 Division;
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
Website
	www.tps.ca

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.

It is the largest municipal police service in Canada, and third largest police force in Canada after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). 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).

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