Abbotsford Police Department

The Abbotsford Police Department is the police force for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The force was established in 1955 as the Matsqui Police Department and was renamed the Abbotsford Police Department when Matsqui and Abbotsford amalgamated in 1995 to become the City of Abbotsford. The vision of the Abbotsford Police Department is to have the "Strength in Community". The mission of the Abbotsford Police Department is "make Abbotsford the safest city in BC".
The force is divided into six branches: patrol, criminal investigation, finance and budget, human resources, operations support, and support services. The chief constable is Mike Serr. Two-hundred sixteen sworn officers, eighty-four civilians and over one hundred volunteers work for the organization, according to the police board and 2011 Abbotsford Police Department Compstat reports.
Members killed in the line of duty.
Since its founding in 1955, the APD has had one officer killed in the line of duty. 