The Fresno Police Department is responsible for policing the city of Fresno, California, in the United States. The Chief of Police since August 2001, is Jerry Dyer. The city experiences between 30 and 69 willful homicides in a typical year. In 2005, the department had 807 sworn personnel and 406 non-sworn personnel. Those numbers have since dropped to 768 sworn officers and 200 non-sworn employees.
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