Organization
The Houston Police Department is headed by a chief of police, a law enforcement officer appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. This position is aided by 4 executive assistant chiefs, 10 assistant chiefs, 42 captains, approximately 220 lieutenants and 900 sergeants. HPD headquarters, 1200 Travis, are located in Downtown Houston. The current Chief of Police is C.A. McClelland, a former Executive Assistant Chief from the Houston Police Department.
HPD divides the city into 13 patrol divisions. Each division is divided into one or more districts and each district is divided further into one or more beats. Stations are operated and staffed 24 hours a day. HPD also operates 29 store front locations throughout the city. These store fronts are not staffed 24 hours a day, and generally open at either 7:00 or 8:00 AM, and close at 5:00 PM. Downtown Houston is patrolled by the Special Operations Division District 1, and the Houston Airport System facilities have their own divisions.
A map of all stations and store front locations can be found at the HPD web site: PDF map of stations, divisions, districts and beats.
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