Fort Worth Police Department
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The Fort Worth Police Department is a police department of Fort Worth, Texas
, United States.
The causes of death are as follows:
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, United States.
Organization
Prior to January 5, 2008, the police department had 12 Neighborhood Policing Districts (NPD) and 5 Patrol Divisions and Investigative Sections. On that date a new patrol division opened and two neighborhood policing districts closed.Rank Structure and Insignia
| Rank | Insignia |
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| Chief of Police Chief of police A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable... |
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| Executive Deputy Chief Chief - Title or rank :* Chiefs of the Name, the head of a family or clan* Chief executive officer, the highest-ranking corporate officer of an organization* Chief Master Sergeant, in the United States Air Force* Chief of police, the head of a police department... |
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| Deputy Chief Chief - Title or rank :* Chiefs of the Name, the head of a family or clan* Chief executive officer, the highest-ranking corporate officer of an organization* Chief Master Sergeant, in the United States Air Force* Chief of police, the head of a police department... |
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| Captain Police captain - France :France uses the rank of capitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to lieutenant and junior to commandant.... |
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| Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank... |
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| Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent.... |
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| Corporal Corporal Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4.... /Detective Detective A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"... |
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| Police Officer Police officer A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force... |
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Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Fort Worth Police Department, 55 officers have died in the line of duty.The causes of death are as follows:
| Cause of death | Number of deaths |
|---|---|
| Assault | |
| Automobile accident | |
| Drowned | |
| Duty related illness | |
| Gunfire | |
| Gunfire (Accidental) | |
| Heart attack | |
| Motorcycle accident | |
| Stabbed | |
| Struck by streetcar | |
| Struck by vehicle | |
| Vehicle pursuit | |
| Vehicular assault | |
Demographics
- Male: 83 percent
- Female: 17 percent
- White: 75 percent
- Hispanic: 13 percent
- African-American/Black: 12 percent