The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the police department of Los Angeles. With 9,843 officers and 2,773 civilian staff, it is the third - largest municipal police department in the United States, after the Chicago Police Department and the New York City Police Department. The department serves an area of 498 square miles (1,290 km) and a population of 4,030,904 people.
how many police officers are there in the lapd
9,843