General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

6.6 Police Services
6.6 POLICE SERVICES
This section identifies the police protection service providers in the City, and describes
the staffing levels, equipment, staffing standards, number of and types of calls received,
and crime prevention programs available. Information for this section is based on written
information provided by the Inglewood Police Department and the City’s website.
• Existing Conditions
Law enforcement services in the City are provided by the Inglewood Police Department
(IPD). The IPD operates one police station which houses most of the Department’s
offices, located adjacent to Inglewood City Hall at 1 Manchester Boulevard. The location
of the IPD is shown in Figure 6.6-1. The Office of the Chief of Police, the Patrol Bureau,
the Detective Bureau, the Records Division, the Custody Division, and the pistol range
are all located at the police station. The Communications Division is located in the
basement of the station known as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The offices
for the Traffic Division, the Training Section, and the Personnel Section are located on
the 2 nd floor of the City Hall Building, also at 1 Manchester Boulevard.
The IPD is currently authorized for a staff of 210 sworn officers and 67 non-sworn
positions, not including part-time positions, as shown in Table 6.6-1 below. As of April,
2006, the IPD had 197 actual sworn officers and approximately 61 civilian personnel,
which means that they have 13 sworn and 6 civilian vacancies.
With a 2005 population estimate at 118,164, the City currently has a ratio of
approximately 1 officer per 1,000 residents; however, the City does not utilize a standard
personnel-to-population ratio to determine department needs. Additions to the Police
Department are determined more based on the number of calls the Department handles
per year, and at the recommendation of department heads on an as-needed basis. 105
The Police Department is comprised of three major Bureaus: The Administrative Services
Bureau, Detective Bureau, and Patrol Bureau. These bureaus are further discussed below.
Administrative Services Bureau
This Bureau is the support branch of the City’s Police Department and is tasked with
hiring the Department’s staff and ensuring they are trained, accurately paid, properly
equipped and supported. Divisions within this Bureau include Police Communications,
Custody, Personnel/Training along with the Property Unit, Fiscal Management Unit, and
the Grants Administration Unit.
105 Gruen Associates, 2003. Final Environmental Impact Report. Renaissance. November 26.
City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report
6.6-1