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Chief Michel R. Moore was appointed the 57th Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department by
Mayor Eric Garcetti on June 27, 2018. Chief Moore oversees the third largest police department
in the United States, leading over 10,000 sworn officers and 3,000 civilian employees,
encompassing an area of 473 square miles, a population of approximately 4 million people, and
an annual budget that exceeds 1.7 billion dollars. Chief Moore is a 37-year veteran of the
Department having worked a variety of assignments throughout the city from patrol officer to the
First Assistant Chief, prior to his appointment as Chief of Police. Chief Moore pursues a policing
philosophy that stresses the critical need to build trust and partnerships with all of the
communities in Los Angeles in the shared responsibility of public safety.