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The Los Angeles Police Department is one of the most famous and admired police forces in the world. the subject of movies and television shows, The LAPD has long set a standard of excellence for police training and performance.
For the over 9,200 LAPD Officers, it is their job to protect and to serve the more than 3 million residents of the City of Los Angeles. Their jurisdiction is the miles of the City. (Police services for the rest of Los Angeles County are provided by the LA County sheriffs and 44 other police forces representing the other cities within the county.)
The City of Los Angeles is one of the most ethnically and geographically diverse cities in the country. Its residents speak 224 languages and live in diverse communities.
In order to effectively meet the needs of all of the city's residents, LAPD Officers work out of 18 divisions around the city. They speak over 30 languages and have access to interpreters 24 hours a day to reach citizens in additional languages. They patrol in cars, boats, helicopters, and on bikes, horseback and on foot. There are LAPD scuba divers and climbers.
- Jurisditcion
- The right and power to interpret and apply the law
- Diverse
- Differing one from another
- Interpreter
- One who translates orally from one language into
another
"The City of Los Angeles is one of the most ethnically and geographically diverse cities in the country"
