Hamilton Police Service
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Logo of Hamilton Police Service
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Official coat of arms granted by Canadian Heraldic Authority
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| Motto | Excellence in Policing |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | March 11, 1833 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Legal jurisdiction | Municipal |
| Governing body | Police Services Board |
| Constituting instrument | Police Services Act of Ontario |
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| Headquarters | 155 King William Street Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 4C1 |
| Sworn members | 848 |
| Unsworn members | 306 |
| Elected officer responsible | The Honourable Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services |
| Agency executive | Eric Girt, Chief of Police June 24, 2016 to present |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 3 |
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The Hamilton Police Service (HPS) is the police service of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1833, it was one of the first municipal police services created in North America and one of the oldest police services in the English-speaking world. This agency is the primary service charged with the duty of enforcing the Criminal Code of Canada and Provincial Statutes of Ontario in the City of Hamilton.
The Hamilton Police Service provides policing services to 550,756 residents. In 2015, they responded to approximately 80,000 calls-for- service. The Hamilton Police Service budget for 2016 is $164.1 million.
The Town of Hamilton was established on February 13, 1833 by a statute of Upper Canada. It was one of the first Canadian communities to adopt the concepts of Sir Robert Peel. The first Board of Police elections were held on March 4, 1833. Thomas Taylor was the first President of the Board with elected members; Colin. C. Ferrie, Ebenezer Stinson, Joseph Rolston and Peter Hamilton.
Their first meeting took place at the Hamilton Court House on March 11, 1833. The first order of business was to consider a location for a town market place. By-laws were set forth for the regulation of the town and a number of town officials were appointed. the direction of the Board of Police, High Bailiff John Ryckman was appointed to keep the peace, thus establishing him as Hamilton's first Police Officer.
In 1846 the town of Hamilton received its charter. In 1848 Dundas created its own police agency. In 1850, the Police Village of Ancaster followed suit to complete the trio of area pre-Confederation police departments. In August 1940, the Township of Saltfleet established a Constabulary to patrol its increasingly urban territory, and in 1949, in the wake of the post-war boom, Stoney Creek followed suit.
On January 1, 1974, these police forces were merged into one Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Force under its own Board of Commissioners of Police. Policing was no longer a ‘department’ of City Hall. On February 22, 1986, the Hamilton Harbour Police, under the jurisdiction of the Hamilton Harbour Commission, was disbanded and its function taken over by the Hamilton Wentworth Regional Police Force.
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