Los Angeles Police Department

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is the police department of the City of Los Angeles, California. It is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States, with over 9,000 officers and 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of 467 square miles (1209 km²) with a population of nearly 4 million people. The LAPD has had a rich and controversial history, including incidents of brutality and corruption. The agency's exploits have been heavily fictionalized in numerous movies and television shows.

LAPD in the media

Books

• The Onion Field, 1973
• Helter Skelter, 1974
• ', William C. Dunn, 1996
• The New Centurions - Joseph Wambaugh, 1972

Novels

• L.A. Confidential, 1990 (& 1997 motion picture)
• White Jazz, 1993

Motion pictures

• The Choirboys, 1977
• Blue Thunder, 1983
• The Terminator (and sequels), 1984
• Cobra, 1986
• Lethal Weapon (and sequels), 1987
• Colors, 1988
• Die Hard, 1988
• Dragnet, 1987
• Lionheart, 1990
• Boyz N the Hood, 1991
• Deep Cover, 1992
• Menace II Society, 1993
• Last Action Hero, 1993
• Speed, 1994
• Heat, 1995
• ', 1995
• L.A. Confidential, 1997
• Rush Hour, 1998
• Blue Streak, 1999
• Training Day, 2001
• Dark Blue, 2002
• ', 2003
• S.W.A.T., 2003
• Collateral, 2004
• Hostage, 2005
• Constantine, 2005

Television programs

• Dragnet, 1951-1959, 1966-1970, etc.
• Adam-12, 1968-1975
• Columbo, 1971-1978
• Hunter, 1984-1991
• Mathnet, 1987-1996
• ', 1995-1998
• Boomtown, 2002-2003
• The Shield, 2002-present
• The Closer, 2005-present
• Wanted, 2005-present