List of Los Angeles Police Department Chiefs of Police
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This is the list for the Chiefs of Police
of the Los Angeles Police Department
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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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Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
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- Jacob F. GerkensJacob F. GerkensJacob F. Gerkens was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council and the first police chief of that city after the abolition of the office of city marshal. He served for a little more than a year, from December 18, 1876 to December 26, 1877....
— December 18, 1876 - December 26, 1877
- Emil HarrisEmil HarrisEmil Harris was the only Jewish police chief in Los Angeles, California. He was appointed to serve for one year from 1877 to 1878. He was born in Prussia and immigrated to Los Angeles in 1869. He helped create the city's first volunteer fire department. He began on six-person police department...
— December 27, 1877 - December 5, 1878
- Henry KingHenry King (police)Henry King was a blacksmith who in 1878 became the third chief of police in Los Angeles, California. He served two terms of more than two years each, from December 5, 1878, to December 11, 1880, and from December 11, 1881, to June 30, 1883....
— December 5, 1878 - December 11, 1880
- George E. GardGeorge E. GardGeorge Edwin Gard is the only person to have served as both police chief in Los Angeles, California, and sheriff of Los Angeles County. He was the city's fourth chief , succeeding Henry King, and the county's 16th sheriff , succeeding Alvan T. Currier...
— December 12, 1880 - December 10, 1881
- Henry KingHenry King (police)Henry King was a blacksmith who in 1878 became the third chief of police in Los Angeles, California. He served two terms of more than two years each, from December 5, 1878, to December 11, 1880, and from December 11, 1881, to June 30, 1883....
— December 11, 1881 - June 30, 1883
- Thomas J. CuddyThomas J. CuddyThomas J. Cuddy was the fifth chief of police in Los Angeles, California. He served two terms, from July 1, 1883, to January 1, 1885, and from January 23, 1888, to September 4, 1888. He succeeded Henry King the first time, being replaced by Edward McCarthy, and succeeded P.M. Darcy the second...
— July 1, 1883 - January 1, 1885
- Edward McCarthyEdward McCarthyEdward McCarthy was the sixth Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department and had one of the shortest commands of any chief, being forced out of office on May 12, 1885, after serving only since January 2 of that year....
— January 2, 1885 - May 12, 1885
- John HornerJohn Horner (police)John Horner was the seventh chief of police of the Los Angeles Police Department.-See also:*List of Los Angeles Police Department Chiefs of Police...
— May 13, 1885 - December 22, 1885
- James W. Davis — December 22, 1885 - December 8, 1886
- John K. Skinner — December 13, 1886 - August 29, 1887
- P.M. Darcy — September 5, 1887 - January 22, 1888
- Thomas J. CuddyThomas J. CuddyThomas J. Cuddy was the fifth chief of police in Los Angeles, California. He served two terms, from July 1, 1883, to January 1, 1885, and from January 23, 1888, to September 4, 1888. He succeeded Henry King the first time, being replaced by Edward McCarthy, and succeeded P.M. Darcy the second...
— January 23, 1888 - September 4, 1888
- L.G. Loomis — September 5, 1888 - September 30, 1888
- Hubert H. Benedict — October 1, 1888 - January 1, 1889
- Terrence Cooney — January 1, 1889 - April 1, 1889
- James E. Burns — April 1, 1889 - July 17, 1889
- John M. GlassJohn M. GlassJohn M. Glass was a mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Chief of Police of Los Angeles, California.-Jeffersonville:John Glass was the Marshal of Jeffersonville, Indiana, from 1879 to 1883 before becoming the mayor of Jeffersonville. He defeated Luther Warder for mayoral and served as mayor from...
— July 17, 1889 - January 1, 1900
- Charles Elton — January 1, 1900 - April 5, 1904
- William A. Hammell — April 6, 1904 - October 31, 1905
- Walter H. AubleWalter H. AubleWalter H. Auble was the police chief in Los Angeles, California, on a one-year appointment from November 1905 to 1906. He was born around 1861 in Illinois and was killed in a shooting on September 9, 1908. He was only the third Los Angeles Police Department officer killed in the line of duty — the...
— November 1, 1905 - November 20, 1906
- Edward Kern — November 20, 1906 - January 5, 1909
- Thomas Broadhead — January 5, 1909 - April 12, 1909
- Edward F. Dishman — April 13, 1909 - January 15, 1910
- Alexander Galloway — February 14, 1910 - December 27, 1910
- Charles E. SebastianCharles E. SebastianCharles Edward Sebastian was the 30th mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving from 1915 to 1916.-Biography:He was born in Farmington, Missouri on March 30, 1873....
— January 3, 1911 - July 16, 1915
- Clarence E. Snively — July 17, 1915 - October 15, 1916
- John L. Butler — October 16, 1916 - July 16, 1919
- George K. Home — July 17, 1919 - September 30, 1920
- Alexander W. Murray — October 1, 1920 - October 31, 1920
- Lyle Pendegast — November 1, 1920 - July 4, 1921
- Charles A. Jones — July 5, 1921 - January 3, 1922
- James W. EveringtonJames W. EveringtonJames W. Everington served as the Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department for four months, from January 4 to April 22, 1922, when he succeeded Charles A. Jones, and was succeeded by Louis D. Oaks....
— January 4, 1922 - April 21, 1922
- Louis D. OaksLouis D. OaksLouis D. Oaks served as the Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department from April 22, 1922, when he succeeded James W. Everington, and August 1, 1923, when he was succeeded by ex-Berkeley, California Police Chief August Vollmer, a prominent criminologist.During his short reign as chief,...
— April 22, 1922 - August 1, 1923
- August VollmerAugust VollmerAugust "Gus" Vollmer was a leading figure in the development of the field of criminal justice in the United States in the early 20th century. He was also the first police chief of Berkeley, California.-Youth:...
— August 1, 1923 - August 1, 1924
- R. Lee Heath — August 1, 1924 - March 31, 1926
- James E. DavisJames E. Davis (police)James Edgar Davis was Chief of Police of the City of Los Angeles Police Department from 1926–1931 and from 1933-1939. During his first term as Police Chief, Davis emphasized firearms training. Under Davis, the L.A.P.D. developed its lasting reputation as an organization that relied on brute force...
— April 1, 1926 - December 29, 1929
- Roy E. SteckelRoy E. SteckelRoy Edmund Steckel served as Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police from December 30, 1929 to August 9, 1933. He succeeded and was succeeded as chief by James E. "Two-Guns" Davis. During Steckel's reign as Chif of Police, Los Angeles hosted the 1932 Summer Olympic Games. The L.A.P.D....
— December 30, 1929 - August 9, 1933
- James E. DavisJames E. Davis (police)James Edgar Davis was Chief of Police of the City of Los Angeles Police Department from 1926–1931 and from 1933-1939. During his first term as Police Chief, Davis emphasized firearms training. Under Davis, the L.A.P.D. developed its lasting reputation as an organization that relied on brute force...
— August 10, 1933 - November 18, 1938
- David A. DavidsonDavid A. DavidsonDavid A. Davidson was the 39th Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department, succeeding James E. Davis. Promoted from the rank of inspector, Davidson served as acting Chief of Police from November 19, 1938 to June 23, 1939, and was succeeded by Arthur C. Hohmann, a police lieutenant who...
— November 19, 1938 - June 23, 1939
- Arthur C. HohmannArthur C. HohmannArthur Clarence Hohmann served as Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police from 1939 to 1941, when he voluntarily relinquished the position during a police corruption scandal. Hohmann was the 40th Chief of the L.A.P.D., succeeding acting Chief David A. Davidson in July 1939...
— June 24, 1939 - June 5, 1941
- Clemence B. HorrallClemence B. HorrallClemence B. Horrall was Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police from June 16, 1941, when he succeeded Arthur C. Hohmann to serve as the 41st Chief of the L.A.P.D., and June 28, 1949, when he resigned under pressure during a grand jury investigation of police corruption...
— June 16, 1941 - June 28, 1949
- William A. WortonWilliam A. WortonWilliam A. Worton , a former Marine Corps General, served as interim Los Angeles Police Department police chief from June 1949 to 1950....
— June 30, 1949 - August 9, 1950
- William H. Parker — August 9, 1950 - July 16, 1966
- Thad F. Brown — July 18, 1966 - February 17, 1967
- Thomas ReddinThomas ReddinThomas Reddin was a Los Angeles Police Department chief from 1967 to 1969. He left May 6, 1969, to become a news commentator...
— February 18, 1967 - May 5, 1969
- Roger E. MurdockRoger E. MurdockRoger Eugene Murdock served as interim LAPD police chief in 1969 after Thomas Reddin had left to pursue a job in the media industry. He graduated from Los Angeles High School and USC, where he earned a degree with honors in public administration...
— May 6, 1969 - August 28, 1969
- Edward M. DavisEdward M. DavisEdward Michael Davis was the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from , and later a California State Senator from and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate in 1986...
— August 29, 1969 - January 16, 1978
- Robert F. RockRobert F. RockRobert F. Rock was appointed as interim LAPD chief of police from January 16, 1978 to March 28, 1978, between the administrations of Edward M. Davis and Daryl F. Gates-References:...
— January 16, 1978 - March 28, 1978
- Daryl F. Gates — March 28, 1978 - June 27, 1992
- Willie L. WilliamsWillie L. WilliamsWillie L. Williams was chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1992 to 1997, taking over after chief Daryl Gates' resignation following the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Williams was the first African-American police commissioner of both the Philadelphia Police Department and the LAPD...
— June 30, 1992 - May 17, 1997
- Bayan LewisBayan LewisBayan Lewis was interim Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department in 1997. He was chosen by majority vote by the LAPD commission, March 31, 1997. Prior to this, he served on the force for 34 years. When voted, Lewis said he was uninterested in taking over Willie Williams' position...
— May 18, 1997 - August 12, 1997
- Bernard C. ParksBernard C. ParksBernard C. Parks is an American politician. He is a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles. He served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from August 1997 to May 2002...
— August 12, 1997 - May 4, 2002
- Martin H. PomeroyMartin H. PomeroyMartin H. Pomeroy was interim Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department between May 7, 2002 and October 26, 2002.-References:* . Los Angeles Police Department. Accessed 2011-03-11....
— May 7, 2002 - October 26, 2002
- William J. BrattonWilliam J. BrattonWilliam Joseph "Bill" Bratton CBE is an American law enforcement officer who served as the chief of police of the Los Angeles Police Department , New York City Police Commissioner, and Boston Police Commissioner....
— October 27, 2002 - October 31, 2009
- Charles L. Beck — November 17, 2009 - incumbent