North Las Vegas Police Department


The North Las Vegas Police Department is the police department of the City of North Las Vegas in Clark County in southern Nevada.
Although North Las Vegas and Las Vegas are part of the same metropolitan area, share city limit boundaries, and are within Clark County, NLVPD is not part of the larger Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

History

NLVPD was established in 1946 to serve the growing community of North Las Vegas, which at that time consisted of four square miles and had a population of around 3,000. Since then, NLVPD has grown dramatically to keep pace with the growth of North Las Vegas and the rest of Clark County.
As of 2016, NLVPD provided law enforcement services to an area of and a population of approximately 233,808 citizens. As of July 2016 NLVPD had 309 commissioned personnel and 106 civilian support personnel. The agency grew rapidly, adding 150 officers during the period 2006-2009. However, the number of personnel has been reduced by the financial crisis that began in 2009.
In 2004 NLVPD created a website to promote recruiting, JoinNLVPD.com.

Structure

The Department is led by a chief of police, who reports to the city manager.
Under the chief are four subordinate captains who run day-to day department operations in three bureaus: Operations, Investigations, and Detention Services. Administrative Services are managed by a civilian deputy director.
The Special Assignments Unit includes the Public Communications Office, and Field Training and Evaluation Program. The SAU is supervised by a sworn police supervisor who reports to the Chief of Police.

Other Programs

The Department has been portrayed in reality television programs such as Fugitive Strike Force and COPS. It was also the inspiration for the short-lived television series Nasty Boys.