The Chula Vista Police Department is the primary

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Chula Vista, California Chula Vista ( ; , ) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is the second-most populous city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the Largest cities in Southern California, seventh-most populous city in Southern California ...

. Its authorized staffing consists of 283 sworn officers and 114 civilian employees. The Chief of Police is Roxana Kennedy, who is the department's first female chief. The department is divided into five divisions: The Administrative Services Division, the Patrol Operations Division, the Investigations Division, the Community Engagement Division and the Support Operations Division.

History

The city's police department was threatened with layoffs to help stabilize the department's budget. Although budget cuts saved Chula Vista $18 million, about 100 employees (including 15 police officers) were eliminated. In October 2018, the department became the first in the country to use

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technology to respond to 911 calls. A 2024 analysis by

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of drone flight records from July 2021 to September 2023 found that residents of poorer neighborhoods in Chula Vista were more likely to be exposed to police drone cameras than residents of wealthier neighborhoods.

References

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