Quebec City Police Service

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City of Quebec Police Service
Service de police de la Ville de Quebec
Insigne SPVQ (cropped).jpg
Patch of the SPVQ, worn on officers’ uniforms
AbbreviationSPVQ
Agency overview
FormedMay 2, 1843 (historic)
2002
Annual budget$121,417,617 (2018)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Urban agglomeration of Quebec City, CAN
Size485.77 km2 (187.56 sq mi)
Population531,902
Operational structure
Headquarters495 Boulevard Louis-XIV, Quebec City
Sworn members800
Unsworn members200
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Robert Pigeon, Chief of Police (Director)
Facilities
Police Posts4
Website
ville.quebec.qc.ca/citoyens/police/

The Quebec City Police Service (French : Service de police de la Ville de Quebec, SPVQ) is the municipal police force of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and the neighbouring municipalities in the urban agglomeration of Quebec City.

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History

Quebec has had some level of policing since 1651, but a modern force was not established until 1843 under the leadership of Robert Henry Russell. [1]

The current force was created from the merger of five separate police forces into the existing Quebec City police force in 2002. [1]

Operations

SPVQ operations consists of four stations covering 6 Boroughs:

Station AddressBorough ServedNotes
275 Rue de la Maréchaussée1st Borough La Cité-Limoilou Existing Capital area before 2002.
2780 rue de la Faune2nd Borough Les Rivières
6th Borough La Haute-Saint-Charles 		Previously served by police departments in Vanier (rest of Les Rivières was covered by SPVQ before 2002), Val-Bélair and Haute-Saint-Charles
1130 route de l'Eglise3rd Borough Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge Previous served by police departments for Sainte-Foy, Sillery
4252 rue d'Orsainville4th Borough Charlesbourg
5th Borough Beauport 		Previous served by police departments for Charlesbourg

There are plans to reduce the number of stations to two:

List of directors and chiefs of police

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "D'hier à aujourd'hui" (in French). Le Service de police de la Ville de Québec. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023.
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