Kent Police Department

Kent Police Department
Abbreviation	KPD
Agency overview
Formed	1889
Employees	220
Annual budget	$33,000,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Kent, Washington, USA
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Police Officers	178
Civilians	42
Agency executive	Ken Thomas, Chief
Special Units	List Patrol K9 Investigations SWAT Traffic Boat
Stations	232 4th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032
Facilities
Patrol cars	Chevrolet Tahoe PPV Ford Police Interceptor Ford Police Intercepter(Utility) Dodge Charger Police
Website
http://kentwa.gov/police/

The Kent Police Department (KPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of Kent, King County, Washington, United States. The main police station is located in downtown Kent.

Staff

The department staffing consists of approximately 178 sworn officers and 42 civilian personnel, as well as an active volunteer program. KPD is an internationally accredited law enforcement agency. Specialty assignments include: S.W.A.T, Riot Team, K9, Detectives, Special Investigations Unit, Special Operations Unit (bikes and boat), Neighborhood Response Team, Traffic, Negotiator, and Field Training Officer.

The Kent Police Department averages about 90,000 dispatched calls and 17,000 case reports per year.

Crime statistics

Type	2008	2009	2010	2011
Murders(per 100,000)	2 (2.4)	1 (1.2)	2 (2.3)	1 (1.1)
Rapes(per 100,000)	84 (98.9)	82 (97.2)	67 (78.1)	60 (63.9)
Robberies(per 100,000)	171 (201.3)	180 (213.4)	157 (183.1)	210 (223.7)
Assaults(per 100,000)	286 (336.6)	244 (289.2)	275 (320.6)	306 (326.0)
Burglaries(per 100,000)	1,112 (1,308.8)	828 (981.5)	1,018 (1,186.9)	1,223 (1,303.0)
Thefts(per 100,000)	2,702 (3,180.1)	2,381 (2,822.3)	2,665 (3,107.2)	2,977 (3,171.7)
Auto thefts(per 100,000)	835 (982.7)	611 (724.3)	781 (910.6)	789 (840.6)
Arson(per 100,000)	23 (27.1)	15 (17.8)	23 (26.8)	18 (19.2)
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime; U.S. average = 299.9)	519.0	450.2	475.6	480.2