Hialeah Police Department
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Hialeah Police Department | |
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Abbreviation | HPD |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1925 |
Annual budget | 38.8 Million |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Hialeah, Florida, U.S. |
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Map of Hialeah Police Department's jurisdiction | |
Size | 23 square miles (60 km2) |
Population | 217,141 (2006) |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 5555 E. 8 Avenue, Hialeah, FL |
Police Officers | 300 |
Civilians | 150 |
Agency executive | |
Sectors | 5 |
Website | |
Hialeah Police Department |
The Hialeah Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Hialeah, Florida. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual city limits of Hialeah, but have mutual aid agreements with neighboring police departments, most importantly the county-wide Miami-Dade Police Department.
As of 2010, the Hialeah Police Department is the 89th largest Police Department in the United States[1]
The current Chief of Police is Chief Sergio Velazquez.
Demographics
As of 2000, the breakdown of the makeup of the rank and file of the Hialeah Police Department is[2]
- Male: 89%
- Female: 11%
- Hispanic: 63%
- African-American/Black: 7%
- White: 29%
Officers killed in the line of duty
Since the establishment of the Hialeah Police Department, three officers have died in the line of duty.[3]
Officer | Date of Death | Details |
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Officer Hugo Becker | Automobile Accident | |
Officer Emilio Miyares | Gunfire | |
Sergeant Pedro Cainas | Gunfire |