The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)

What The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) does

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency chartered in 1869 to serve the City of Los Angeles, operating across 468 square miles and approximately 4 million residents. LAPD delivers core public safety services through a hybrid physical-and-digital distribution model: 21 community police stations across four bureaus (Central, West, South, Valley), 911 emergency dispatch, 877-ASK-LAPD non-emergency response, and self-serve digital portals for online reporting (Coplogic-powered CORS), traffic collision reports (LexisNexis), and CCW license processing (Permitium). Recent technology buildouts include a Drone as First Responder Program (480 high-risk deployments across 3,000+ flights June–December 2025) and the first FAA-and-EASA-qualified VR flight simulator (Loft Dynamics) deployed in the Air Support Division since October 2024. The department is investing in counter-drone capabilities ahead of the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics.

LAPD is funded through the City of Los Angeles's $15-billion municipal budget and operates as a non-commercial government entity under the governance of the Board of Police Commissioners and the Mayor. Direct commercial-feeling revenue is limited to administrative fees: $29 crime report copies, $20 traffic collision reports, and CCW application fees of $268 (new) or $77 (renewal) plus Permitium pass-through charges. The customer base is effectively a single concentrated constituency — City of LA residents and businesses — with secondary touchpoints to federal partners (FBI, DEA, DHS, FAA, EASA) for joint operations, mega-event security, and counter-drone training. Recent structural moves include the August 2025 activation of the Constitutional Policing and Policy Bureau and an ongoing $100M funding request tied to 2028 Olympics preparation. Material risk factors include sworn staffing below the 9,500 target (currently below 8,600), an April 2026 breach that exposed approximately 337,000 LAPD-linked files through a third-party system at the LA City Attorney's Office, and cumulative litigation exposure exceeding $19 million in crowd-control settlements since 2020, including an $11.8M verdict in the Castellanos rubber-bullet case.

Name

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)

Legal name

Los Angeles Police Department

Website

https://lapdonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1869

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), established in 1869, is the municipal law enforcement agency serving approximately 4 million residents across 468 square miles of Los Angeles through 21 community stations, 911 dispatch, online reporting, drone first-response, and counter-drone capability for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement / Municipal Public Safety Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Police Protection (92212)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety operations
• Emergency police response
• Community policing programs
• Crime prevention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Tax Funding: LAPD is a government agency primarily funded through city tax revenues and approved municipal budgets. The City Council approved a $15-billion budget including funds for police operations.
2. Police Report Fees: Fees charged for obtaining police reports: $29.00 for crime reports, $20.00 for traffic collision reports.
3. CCW License Processing Fees: New CCW applicants pay $268 plus Permitium fees ($53 at application, $215 at approval). Renewal applicants pay $77 plus Permitium fees ($25 at application, $52 at approval).
4. Traffic Collision Report Fees: $20.00 fee for traffic collision reports requested via mail, payable to LAPD.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Los Angeles Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency providing police services across 468 square miles to approximately 4 million City of Los Angeles residents. Core services include emergency response (911), non-emergency police response (877-ASK-LAPD), online police report filing (Coplogic), traffic enforcement, criminal investigations, homicide investigations, missing persons recovery, community policing, and major event security. The department supplements these services with the Drone as First Responder Program, VR flight simulation training, and community safety partnership programs including iWatch and Neighborhood Watch.

Product overview

The Los Angeles Police Department operates as a municipal law enforcement agency providing police services across 468 square miles to approximately 4 million residents. LAPD offers a unified platform of public safety services including community online reporting (CORS), traffic collision report services, CCW license processing, crime mapping with COMPSTAT analytics, and the Drone as First Responder Program. The department supplements core services with technology initiatives including VR flight simulation training for air support pilots and critical incident video releases for transparency. Community engagement programs including iWatch reporting and Neighborhood Watch facilitate public-private safety partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Drone as First Responder Program: LAPD's Drone as First Responder Program deploying drones in high-risk situations
• Community Safety Partnership Bureau
• Constitutional Policing and Policy Bureau

Products and services

• Community Online Reporting Service (CORS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Responded to nearly 700 street takeovers in 2025 with approximately 300 arrests
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 May 2026FBI's training center in Alabama working to train LAPD and other law enforcement personnel on counter-drone technology for 2026 World Cup venues including SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 May 2026DHS acknowledged during House Homeland Security Committee hearing that US counter-drone measures for 2026 World Cup may be inadequate despite $250 million in federal preparation funding. FEMA distributed grants to 11 host states including California.
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Joint federal-local operation at MacArthur Park targeting fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking. LAPD and DEA conducted investigation since March 2026, resulting in 18 arrests and seizure of approximately 18kg of fentanyl. Investigation also involved LA Sheriff's Department.
• Los Angeles City Attorney's OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026Third-party discovery system used by LA City Attorney's Office was breached, exposing approximately 337,000 LAPD-linked files. LAPD stated its own systems were not directly breached.
• Loft DynamicscoreTechnology or Integration · 10 March 2025Swiss-based VR flight simulator company providing FAA and EASA-qualified simulator to LAPD Air Support Division for helicopter pilot training. LAPD became first US law enforcement agency to adopt VR flight simulation training.
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAA qualified Loft Dynamics VR flight simulator, making it the first FAA-qualified VR flight simulation training device in the US and first with dual FAA and EASA qualifications.
• European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASA jointly qualified Loft Dynamics VR flight simulator with FAA, making it the first and only VR simulator with dual qualifications from both aviation authorities.
• Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAPD collaborates with LAHSA for homeless outreach through LA-HOP (Los Angeles Homeless Outreach Portal) system, connecting individuals experiencing homelessness with shelter and services.
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint operations including drug enforcement at MacArthur Park, coordination on various law enforcement activities across LA County.
• Los Angeles City Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency response coordination through 911 system for fire and medical emergencies in addition to police services.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chicago Police Department: Major U.S. municipal police force that has similarly navigated federal consent decrees, large-scale protest deployments, and reorganizations. Its scale, urban density, and political environment make it one of the most directly comparable agencies to LAPD.
• San Francisco Police Department: California municipal police department of comparable (if smaller) scale. SFPD shares California-specific regulatory frameworks (AB 481-style reporting, POST training standards) and faces similar urban-policy debates around homelessness, mental health, and use of force.
• Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD): Combined city-county police force with substantial mega-event security exposure (including upcoming World Cup and Super Bowl venues). LVMPD's counter-drone and large-event posture creates strong comparability to LAPD's 2026/2028 event preparations.
• Philadelphia Police Department: Major East Coast municipal police department with a historical consent-decree experience and large force structure. PPD's reform and oversight trajectory provides a comparable model for LAPD's post-Rampart reform environment.
• San Diego Police Department: Largest Southern California municipal police force after LAPD. SDPD shares California regulatory and labor frameworks, cross-border law-enforcement priorities, and an active federal task-force presence comparable to LAPD's.
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD): Partner agency already named in LAPD joint operations. LASD covers unincorporated LA County areas and many contract cities, operating overlapping patrol, investigative, and aviation functions—making it LAPD's most operationally intertwined peer.
• Phoenix Police Department: Major Sun Belt municipal police department operating across a geographically large jurisdiction with comparable patrol, aviation, and use-of-force challenges. Phoenix's scale and demographics provide a peer benchmark for staffing, response, and reform metrics.
• Houston Police Department: One of the largest U.S. municipal police forces by sworn strength, comparable in geographic and demographic scope. HPD and LAPD share needs around patrol coverage, integrated federal task forces, and technology modernization in similarly large, sprawling jurisdictions.
• New York City Police Department (NYPD): The largest municipal police department in the United States. NYPD is the closest functional and scale peer to LAPD—both operate large patrol bureaus, counter-terrorism and aviation units, federal task-force partnerships, and COMPSTAT-style data-driven policing across multi-million-resident jurisdictions.
• Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC): Large municipal police agency operating under a federal jurisdiction, with comparable counter-terrorism responsibilities, federal task-force integration, and crowd-management obligations. MPDC's mega-event security role (inaugurations, protests) makes it a strong functional analog to LAPD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LAPDHQ
• YouTubelapdonline.org/lapd_tv/lapd-tv
• Facebookfacebook.com/timeline
• Instagraminstagram.com/lapdhq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lapd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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