The Richmond Police Department (RPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the 230,436 people within the 62.5 sqmi jurisdiction of Richmond, Virginia. The department employs about 750 sworn officers and about 170 civilians. On July 31, 2010, the Richmond Police Department received law enforcement accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). RPD received CALEA reaccreditation in 2013 and 2016. Since the establishment of the Richmond Police Department in 1807, 39 officers have died while on duty. The approved general fund expenditure for the Richmond Police Department in fiscal year 2020 was $96,104,518.

Chief's Office

On June 15, 2020, Mayor Levar Stoney requested and received the resignation of former Chief William C. Smith, following two weeks of protests in response to the murder of George Floyd. That same day, Stoney appointed Major William Blackwell as Interim Chief of the Richmond Police Department. After serving in the role for 11 days, Blackwell announced that he was stepping down on June 26, 2020. Mayor Stoney announced that day that he had hand-picked a new permanent chief, Gerald M. Smith, who would take over the role on July 1, 2020.

Patrol Services

The city of Richmond is divided into two areas consisting of four precincts and twelve sectors. , Patrol Services is under the command of Deputy Chief John O'Kleasky.

Support Services

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Business Services

, Deputy Chief Mr. William Friday directs Business Services, which consists of the following areas:

Community, Youth, and Intervention Services

, Captain Faith Flippo directs Community, Youth, and Intervention Services, which consists of the following areas:

Rank structure

The RPD uses the following rank structure: